Local servicesHospitalCommonSpirit Memorial Hospital - North Georgia19.1 miPost officeRising Fawn Post Office3.8 miTown hallTrenton City Hall5.8 miPoliceDade County Sheriff's Office5.5 miFire stationNew Salem Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA23 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL100 miInterstateI-593.6 miUS highwayUS 113.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30738 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30738 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min6:28 am – 8:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:45 am – 5:34 pm
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People3,424 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.71,398 householdsMedian household income $66,080Median home value $284,700Median rent $689 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,314 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 1,400 employedMain industries: manufacturing 22%, education and health care 21%, retail 12%Average commute 31 minutes74% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 33°F57 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month December2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days37 days above 90°F, 76 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chickamauga 2 Sw station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksLookout Lakelake · under a mileMcGee Lakelake · 1.6 miGunn Springspring · 1.2 miCloudland Canyon State Park West Rim Campgroundcampground · 2.8 miCloudland Canyon State Parkcampground · 3.0 miWhiteoak Springspring · 2.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCloudland Canyon State Parkstate park · 1.6 mi · 2,379 acresDade County Recreation Facilityrecreation area · 3.7 mi · 69 acresCrockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 18,800 acresZahnd Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 1,221 acresZahnd Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 1,410 acres146-001state conservation land · 11.4 mi · 1,781 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200323 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 202033 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDade County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality53% of days had good air in 2025195 of 365 days measured166 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 48, worst day 181main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Walker County, GA, 11 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterDade County Water Authorityserves 16,285 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,892 ft577 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
