Local servicesHospitalSGMC Lanier Campus8.2 miPost officeStockton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLakeland City Hall7.6 miPoliceLakeland Police Department7.6 miFire stationJames Branch Fire Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportValdosta Regional Airport VLD19 miMajor airportJacksonville International Airport JAX85 miInterstateI-7520 miUS highwayUS 84Wunder a mileCoachValdosta CitgoFlixBus20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31649 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31649 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 9 min6:29 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 8 min7:25 am – 5:34 pm
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People1,051 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.6267 householdsMedian household income $93,980Median home value $216,100Median rent $943 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,762 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting14.1% unemployment rate76% of adults are in the labour force, 611 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, farming, forestry and mining 20%, transport, warehousing and utilities 14%Average commute 28 minutes49% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 15% take public transport, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher76% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 78%, Spanish 13%, Korean 7%, other Indo-European languages 3%19% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 38°F49 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare88 days above 90°F, 44 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Homerville 5 N station, 16 mi away
Parks and public landsBanks Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.4 mi · 2,981 acresGrand Bay Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 mi · 5,975 acresLakeland Lanier Rec Facilityrecreation area · 7.1 miLake Irma Parkpark · 7.9 miPinhook Purchase Unitnational forest · 37.6 mi · 96,471 acresOsceola National Forestnational forest · 45.6 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 LowLanier County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowLightning Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality51% of days had good air in 2025187 of 365 days measured178 moderate daysMedian index 49, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lowndes County, GA, 17 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLakelandserves 2,718 people from ground water4 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation172 ft52 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
