Local servicesHospitalHamilton Medical Center5.4 miPost officeRocky Face Post Office4.1 miTown hallDalton City Hall5.9 miPoliceDalton Police Department5.7 miFire stationWhitfield County Fire Department Station 6under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeDalton State College4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA21 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL86 miInterstateI-754.7 miUS highwayUS 414.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30740 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30740 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min6:27 am – 8:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min7:43 am – 5:33 pm
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People8,556 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.93,067 householdsMedian household income $79,671Median home value $242,600Median rent $728 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,664 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 3,690 employedMain industries: manufacturing 26%, education and health care 19%, professional and business services 15%Average commute 25 minutes85% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 8%, Arabic 1%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 90°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 31°F50 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare38 days above 90°F, 63 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dalton station, 11 mi away; rain from Ringgold 2 Se
Nearby landmarksFreeman Springspring · under a mileHiawassee Land Company Lakelake · 2.3 miCollins Lakelake · 3.0 miDalton State Collegecollege · 4.1 miRocky Face Mountainpeak · 3.1 miDug Mountainpeak · 3.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWestside Middle Schoolrecreation area · 2.3 miAl Rollins Baseball Complexrecreation area · 5.3 miJohns Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 11,464 acresResaca Battlefield Historic Sitestate historic site · 12.3 mi · 513 acresIndian Springs State Parkstate park · 14.5 mi · 509 acresChief Vann House Historic Sitestate historic site · 13.8 mi · 86 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 200337 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Nov 200929 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWhitfield County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighLightning 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, nearest monitors: Walker County, GA, 13 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterDalton Utilitiesserves 99,315 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,004 ft306 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
