Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min6:29 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min7:41 am – 5:35 pm
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People18,467 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.06,929 householdsMedian household income $57,377Median home value $215,000Median rent $1,069 a month68% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,760 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 7,709 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, manufacturing 22%, retail 10%Average commute 33 minutes82% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 2%, German or Dutch 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 32°F53 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days58 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cedartown station, 12 mi away; snow from Taylorsville
Nearby landmarksLake Dorenelake · under a mileSilver Comet Trail Van Wert Trailheadtrailhead · 1.0 miSilver Comet Trail Rockmart Trailheadtrailhead · 1.7 miCrawford Lakelake · 2.0 miGeorgia Northwestern Technical College Polk County Campuscollege · 3.4 miSignal Mountainpeak · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNathan Dean Parkrecreation area · 2.3 miPaulding Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 13,557 acresYorkville Parkrecreation area · 4.3 miPaulding Foreststate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 2,915 acresPaulding Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.1 mi · 1,499 acresSheffield Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 5,105 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200349 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 2 May 200348 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPolk County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025248 of 356 days measured108 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Floyd County, GA, 22 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRockmartserves 4,199 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation840 ft256 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAtrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center8.7 miPost officeRockmart Post Office1.6 miTown hallRockmart City Hall1.9 miPoliceRockmart Police Department1.9 miFire stationRockmart Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryVan Wert Elementary School1.4 miCollegeGeorgia Northwestern Technical College Polk County Campus3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL43 miInterstateI-2018 miUS highwayUS 2782.0 miAmtrakAtlanta, GA ATL40 miCoachMarietta/KennesawFlixBus28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30153 ZIP area.
