Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min6:23 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min7:36 am – 5:29 pm
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People5,487 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.01,640 householdsMedian household income $97,181Median home value $346,600Median rent $1,470 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,473 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate76% of adults are in the labour force, 2,919 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, construction 14%, retail 12%Average commute 35 minutes74% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 83%, Spanish 9%, other languages 2%, Tagalog 2%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 34°F52 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month January1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days35 days above 90°F, 42 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gainesville Gilmer Ap station, 11 mi away; snow from Commerce 4 Nnw
Parks and public landsJefferson Rec. Complexrecreation area · 4.9 mi · 57 acresJackson County Greenspacepark · 5.2 miAllen Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 1,537 acresSidney Lanier Recreation Arearecreation area · 11.8 mi · 56,718 acresFort Yargo State Parkstate park · 14.0 mi · 1,819 acresDon Carter State Parkstate park · 14.2 mi · 208 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJackson County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateTornado 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, 12 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterJackson County Water & Sewer Authorityserves 33,601 people from surface water purchased2 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation801 ft244 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNortheast Georgia Medical Center Braselton10.1 miPost officePendergrass Post Office1.3 miTown hallPendergrass City Hall1.3 miPolicePendergrass Police Department1.2 miFire stationNorth Jackson Fire Department Pendergrass Station 11.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryNorth Jackson Elementary School1.1 miCollegeUniversity of North Georgia - Gainesville Campus11.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK42 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL57 miInterstateI-853.2 miUS highwayUS 129under a mileAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS11 miCoachGainesville ShellGreyhound10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30567 ZIP area.
