Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 10 min6:29 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 8 min7:26 am – 5:35 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People620 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 21.50 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages37% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, Spanish 8%, other Indo-European languages 2%, French or Haitian Creole 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 63°F, lows 40°F55 in of rain a yearwettest month JuneSnow is rare82 days above 90°F, 21 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Valdosta 2 S station, 12 mi away; rain from Valdosta 2.8 Nnw; snow from Homerville 5 N
Nearby landmarksMission Pondlake · under a milePeters Lakelake · 3.9 miGeorgia Military College - Valdosta Campuscollege · 6.9 miLightsey Hammockisland · 5.2 miPine Islandsisland · 6.4 miWalking Trailtrailhead · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGrand Bay Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.0 mi · 2,452 acresBanks Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.4 mi · 2,981 acresFreedom Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 225 acresBatterbee Branch Parkrecreation area · 7.3 miReed Bingham State Parkstate park · 24.0 mi · 1,621 acresPinhook Purchase Unitnational forest · 46.9 mi · 96,471 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLowndes County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: 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, Lowndes County monitors, GA
Drinking waterValdostaserves 48,959 people from ground water6 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation227 ft69 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSGMC Lanier Campus8.1 miPost officeRay City Post Office7.3 miTown hallRay City Municipal Building7.3 miPoliceRay City Police Department7.3 miFire stationLowndes County Fire Department - Station 53.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeGeorgia Military College - Valdosta Campus6.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportValdosta Regional Airport VLD14 miMajor airportJacksonville International Airport JAX95 miInterstateI-7511 miUS highwayUS 2213.9 miCoachValdosta CitgoFlixBus12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31699 ZIP area.
