Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:25 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:39 am – 5:30 pm
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People973 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.8366 householdsMedian household income $90,357Median home value $342,90094% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,743 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 493 employedMain industries: finance, insurance and real estate 34%, education and health care 14%, retail 12%Average commute 46 minutes48% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 44% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages33% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 31°F59 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month March3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days12 days above 90°F, 61 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jasper 1 Nnw station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsDawson Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 15,586 acresAmicalola Falls State Parkstate park · 6.7 mi · 1,031 acresChattahoochee National Forestnational forest · 6.8 mi · 751,615 acresPickens County High Schoolrecreation area · 7.4 miPickens County Middle Schoolrecreation area · 8.7 miMcGraw Ford Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 2,027 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 19 Jul 199746 mi away, near Cohutta, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 1 Aug 200942 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPickens County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025210 of 364 days measured154 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 82main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hall County, GA, 27 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterJasperserves 14,435 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,565 ft477 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPiedmont Mountainside Medical Center10.4 miPost officeMarble Hill Post Office3.5 miTown hallNelson City Hall8.2 miPoliceNelson Police Department8.2 miFire stationDawson County Fire and Emergency Services Station 6under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeChattahoochee Technical College - Appalachian Campus9.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK40 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL58 miInterstateI-5759.1 miUS highwayUS 1914 miAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS28 miCoachGainesville ShellGreyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30148 ZIP area.
