Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 11 min6:26 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 7 min7:24 am – 5:31 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 94°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 64°F, lows 37°F50 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare103 days above 90°F, 41 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Waycross 4 Ne station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksBaptist Village Lakelake · 4.5 miSouth Georgia State College Waycross Campuscollege · 5.7 miCoastal Pines Technical Collegecollege · 5.8 miWinona Lakelake · 5.2 miLingerfelt Islandisland · 5.0 miSeventeen Mile Riverriver · 7.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsErin Johnson Complexrecreation area · 3.5 miWinona Parkpark · 5.0 mi · 67 acresKing Tract Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 9,610 acresLaura Walker State Parkstate park · 16.2 mi · 323 acresGeneral Coffee State Parkstate park · 24.7 mi · 1,454 acresPinhook Purchase Unitnational forest · 45.9 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 LowWare County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025247 of 365 days measured118 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 98main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Coffee County, GA, 30 mi away
Drinking waterWaycrossserves 15,987 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation136 ft41 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMemorial Satilla Health7.5 miPost officeWaresboro Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWaycross City Hall7.0 miPoliceWare County Sheriff's Office4.1 miFire stationWare County Fire Station 9under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWaresboro Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeSouth Georgia State College Waycross Campus5.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportValdosta Regional Airport VLD58 miMajor airportJacksonville International Airport JAX70 miUS highwayUS 82under a mileAmtrakJesup, GA JSP43 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31564 ZIP area.
