Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min6:30 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min7:41 am – 5:36 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 32°F53 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days36 days above 90°F, 65 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carrollton station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksMuse Lakelake · 1.2 miSwims Lakelake · 2.3 miWest Central Georgia Technical Collegecollege · 3.4 miReeds Mountainpeak · 4.9 miUniversity of West Georgiacollege · 6.8 miBlack Jack Mountainpeak · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJohn Tanner State Parkstate park · 2.8 mi · 143 acres071-002state recreation area · 6.4 mi · 295 acresBremen Sports Complexrecreation area · 6.2 miLongview Parkpark · 7.2 miChattahoochee Bend State Parkstate park · 17.4 mi · 2,918 acresBush Head Shoals State Parkstate park · 23.0 mi · 811 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCarroll County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality54% of days had good air in 2025198 of 365 days measured163 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 49, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Fulton County, GA, 42 mi away
Drinking waterMount Zionserves 1,691 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,189 ft362 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHiggins General Hospital5.5 miPost officeMount Zion Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMount Zion City Hallunder a milePoliceMount Zion Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationCarroll County Fire Rescue Station 7under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 middleMiddleMount Zion Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeWest Central Georgia Technical College3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL43 miInterstateI-203.1 miUS highwayUS 272.3 miAmtrakAtlanta, GA ATL47 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30150 ZIP area.
