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Local servicesHospitalPhoebe Sumter Medical Center6.4 miPost officeAmericus Post Office5.1 miTown hallAmericus City Hall5.2 miPoliceAmericus Police Department5.2 miFire stationSumter County Fire Department Substation 32.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeGeorgia Southwestern State University4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSouthwest Georgia Regional Airport ABY36 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL111 miInterstateI-7523 miUS highwayUS 2801.7 miCoachAmericusGreyhound4.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD

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State or areaGeorgia
ZIP code31709
Telephone code229
Time zoneEastern Time (EST/EDT)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min6:30 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min7:33 am – 5:36 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People14,966 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.55,913 householdsMedian household income $41,400Median home value $130,600Median rent $904 a month44% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,671 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 6,605 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, manufacturing 15%, professional and business services 15%Average commute 18 minutes73% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 3%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 35°F53 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare60 days above 90°F, 45 nights below freezing in a typical yearJanuary: 59° / 35°FJFebruary: 63° / 38°FFMarch: 70° / 43°FMApril: 77° / 50°FAMay: 84° / 59°FMJune: 89° / 66°FJJuly: 91° / 70°FJAugust: 90° / 69°FASeptember: 87° / 64°FSOctober: 78° / 53°FONovember: 68° / 42°FNDecember: 61° / 37°FD100°30°Source: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Americus station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksShipp Lakelake · 1.0 miEdgemon Lakelake · 2.8 miGeorgia Southwestern State Universitycollege · 4.0 miSouth Georgia Technical Collegecollege · 5.4 miMcMath Millpondreservoir · 8.6 miSweetwater Mineral Springsspring · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public lands129-001state recreation area · 4.7 mi · 401 acresAmericus Sumpter Rec Complexrecreation area · 5.8 miLeslie Poolrecreation area · 7.5 miAndersonville National Historic Sitehistoric site · 10.1 mi · 504 acresFlint River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 2,385 acresGeorgia Veterans State Parkstate park · 14.8 mi · 1,472 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 LowSumter County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality57% of days had good air in 2025209 of 365 days measured155 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 46, worst day 115main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dougherty County, GA, 36 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterAmericusserves 15,082 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation413 ft126 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program





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