Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min6:25 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min7:40 am – 5:31 pm
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People784 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.5431 householdsMedian home value $217,50081% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,188 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 435 employedMain industries: education and health care 74%, construction 23%, finance, insurance and real estate 1%Average commute 25 minutes100% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages1% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: 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
Nearby landmarksJewell Eaton Lakelake · 1.6 miGeorgia Marble Company Lakelake · 2.1 miChattahoochee Technical College - Appalachian Campuscollege · 5.3 miToland Mountainpeak · 5.0 miMole Mountainpeak · 5.0 miPadgett Fallswaterfall · 6.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPickens County High Schoolrecreation area · 3.0 miPickens County Middle Schoolrecreation area · 3.5 miMcGraw Ford Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 2,027 acresDawson Forest Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.6 mi · 15,586 acres028-001state recreation area · 9.0 mi · 67 acresAmicalola Falls State Parkstate park · 12.6 mi · 1,031 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 19 Jul 199745 mi away, near Cohutta, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 1 Aug 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, 32 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% 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
Elevation1,254 ft382 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPiedmont Mountainside Medical Center5.0 miPost officeTate Post Office1.0 miTown hallNelson City Hall1.7 miPoliceNelson Police Department1.7 miFire stationTate Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryTate Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeChattahoochee Technical College - Appalachian Campus5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDeKalb Peachtree Airport PDK37 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL53 miInterstateI-5752.1 miUS highwayUS 41119 miAmtrakGainesville, GA GNS33 miCoachMarietta/KennesawFlixBus30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30177 ZIP area.
