Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:25 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:40 am – 5:31 pm
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People6,088 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.92,436 householdsMedian household income $69,737Median home value $332,700Median rent $954 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,597 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 2,811 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, manufacturing 17%, retail 16%Average commute 32 minutes85% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 31°F59 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month March3 in of snow a year, on about 2 days12 days above 90°F, 61 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jasper 1 Nnw station, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsCarters Recreation Arearecreation area · 6.5 mi · 8,777 acresCoosawattee-Carters Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 4,132 acresJasper City Parkpark · 7.0 miRich Mountain-Cartecay Tract Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 5,166 acresRoper Parkpark · 8.6 miAmicalola Falls State Parkstate park · 15.7 mi · 1,031 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 9 Oct 198439 mi away, near LaFayette, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 1 Nov 200946 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPickens County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025210 of 364 days measured154 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 82main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hall County, GA, 43 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterJasperserves 14,435 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,172 ft357 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPiedmont Mountainside Medical Center7.6 miPost officeTalking Rock Post Office2.0 miTown hallJasper City Hall7.3 miPoliceJasper Police Department7.1 miFire stationPickens County Fire and Rescue Station 7 - Talking Rock2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeChattahoochee Technical College - Appalachian Campus7.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK47 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL62 miInterstateI-57513 miUS highwayUS 41110 miAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS44 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30175 ZIP area.
