Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min6:28 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min7:39 am – 5:33 pm
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People71,626 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.924,431 householdsMedian household income $110,904Median home value $358,700Median rent $1,867 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,455 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 36,505 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, professional and business services 13%, retail 11%Average commute 34 minutes72% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages40% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 8%, other languages 3%, French or Haitian Creole 2%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F56 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month July1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days10 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mableton 1 N station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Lucilelake · 1.1 miLost Mountainpeak · 5.0 miPine Valley Lakelake · 3.2 miSilver Comet Trail Hiram Trailheadtrailhead · 3.3 miPine Mountainpeak · 8.5 miChattahoochee Technical College - Paulding Campuscollege · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPowder State Parkrings Greenspace Ipark · within reachLucille Trailrecreation area · under a mile · 58 acresKennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Parkhistoric site · 7.0 mi · 2,929 acresSweetwater Creek State Parkstate park · 8.2 mi · 515 acresPicketts Mill Historic Sitestate historic site · 7.3 mi · 763 acresMarietta National Cemeteryhistoric site · 10.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighCobb County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighTornado Relatively HighHail Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality93% of days had good air in 2025229 of 245 days measured16 moderate daysMedian index 35, worst day 74main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cobb County monitors, GA
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCobb Countyserves 695,000 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation936 ft285 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWellstar Paulding Hospital5.0 miPost officePowder Springs Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPowder Springs City Hall1.4 miPolicePowder Springs Police Department1.7 miFire stationCobb County Fire and Emergency Services Station 231.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherSchoolGrace Christian Academy1.0 miElementaryCompton Elementary School1.3 miElementaryVarner Elementary School1.4 miCollegeChattahoochee Technical College - Paulding Campus7.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL23 miInterstateI-207.8 miUS highwayUS 278under a mileAmtrakAtlanta, GA ATL18 miCoachMarietta/KennesawFlixBus12 miTransit1 stop within a mileAtlanta-region Transit Link (ATL)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30127 ZIP area.
