Local servicesHospitalHabersham County Medical Center4.5 miPost officeMount Airy Post Office3.8 miTown hallMount Airy Town Hall3.5 miPoliceMount Airy Police Department3.8 miFire stationHabersham County Fire Department Station 14 - Glade Creek1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 2 high, 1 otherElementaryHazel Grove Elementary School1.3 miSchoolFaith Christian Academy of Habersham1.7 miHighHabersham Central High School1.9 miCollegePiedmont College4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK67 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL84 miInterstateI-8517 miUS highwayUS 231.3 miAmtrakToccoa, GA TCA7.5 miCoachGainesville ShellGreyhound27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30563 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:21 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:36 am – 5:27 pm
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People6,310 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.62,194 householdsMedian household income $84,561Median home value $240,500Median rent $955 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,428 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 2,974 employedMain industries: manufacturing 23%, education and health care 17%, construction 13%Average commute 25 minutes80% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 78%, Spanish 20%, other Asian or Pacific languages 2%8% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 30°F59 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days17 days above 90°F, 62 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cornelia station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksReservoir Number Twenty-onereservoir · 1.2 miIrvin Lakelake · 2.3 miReservoir Number Twelvereservoir · 1.6 miDucket Lakelake · 2.6 miToccoa Fallswaterfall · 6.3 miPiedmont Collegecollege · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Russell Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 17,063 acresParks & Rec/Fulbright Aquaticrecreation area · 3.9 mi · 74 acresCornelia City Parkpark · 4.3 miBuck Shoals Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.0 mi · 582 acresTallulah Gorge State Parkstate park · 11.8 mi · 2,296 acresWilson Shoals Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.2 mi · 2,899 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 3.7 on 26 Aug 197938 mi away, near Salem, South CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Feb 198634 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHabersham County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 26 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMount Airyserves 1,384 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,501 ft458 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
