Local servicesHospitalCommonSpirit Memorial Hospital - North Georgia8.9 miPost officeRock Spring Post Office1.8 miTown hallChickamauga City Hall6.5 miPoliceChickamauga Police Department6.5 miFire stationWalker County Emergency Services Fire Station 11.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryRock Spring Elementary School1.4 miCollegeGeorgia Northwestern Technical College - Walker County Campus1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA16 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL93 miInterstateI-758.6 miUS highwayUS 271.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30739 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30739 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min6:27 am – 8:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:44 am – 5:33 pm
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People6,854 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.92,125 householdsMedian household income $72,396Median home value $217,700Median rent $886 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,653 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 2,779 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, manufacturing 21%, retail 10%Average commute 30 minutes77% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksGeorgia Northwestern Technical College - Walker County Campuscollege · 1.7 miBelmont Mountainpeak · 2.0 miWhaley Lakelake · 2.5 miBlue Springspring · 4.9 miShields Lakelake · 3.1 miBeaumont Mountainpeak · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Parkhistoric site · 7.1 mi · 6,281 acresWalker County Greenspacepark · 5.9 miIndian Springs State Parkstate park · 10.7 mi · 509 acresMunicipal Parkrecreation area · 8.5 miCrockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 17,200 acresCloudland Canyon State Parkstate park · 12.2 mi · 1,089 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 200332 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 202045 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWalker County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighSource: 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, Walker County monitors, GA
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWalker Co. Rural Water Auth.serves 3,410 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation857 ft261 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
