Local servicesHospitalGreenleaf Behavioral Health Hospital18.2 miPost officeStatenville Post Office1.2 miTown hallJennings Town Hall9.2 miPoliceEchols County Sheriff's Office1.2 miFire stationEchols County Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highHighEchols County High School1.0 miElementaryEchols County Elementary / Middle School1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportValdosta Regional Airport VLD17 miMajor airportJacksonville International Airport JAX80 miInterstateI-7510 miUS highwayUS 1291.2 miCoachValdosta CitgoFlixBus20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31648 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31648 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 8 min6:29 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 10 min7:25 am – 5:35 pm
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People1,052 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.6347 householdsMedian household income $43,750Median home value $78,400Median rent $1,171 a month57% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $882 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 435 employedMain industries: manufacturing 21%, hospitality, food and recreation 17%, education and health care 15%Average commute 27 minutes68% drive alone, 32% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 77%, Spanish 19%, Korean 4%15% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 63°F, lows 38°F53 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare83 days above 90°F, 31 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jasper station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsEchols Statenville Ballfieldsrecreation area · under a mileBanks Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 21.5 mi · 2,981 acresSuwannee River State Parkstate park · 22.4 mi · 1,991 acresStephen C. Foster State Parkstate park · 26.2 mi · 320 acresPinhook Purchase Unitnational forest · 27.9 mi · 96,471 acresOsceola National Forestnational forest · 33.8 mi · 160,040 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowEchols County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowWildfire Very LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality60% of days had good air in 2025212 of 352 days measured140 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 72main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hamilton County, FL, 15 mi away
Internet at home44% of households have a broadband subscription26% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone57% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEchols Countyserves 972 people from ground water15 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2025: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation147 ft45 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
