Local servicesHospitalElbert Memorial Hospital19.2 miPost officeLexington Post Office4.2 miTown hallCrawford City Hall6.8 miPoliceOglethorpe County Sheriff's Office5.0 miFire stationOglethorpe County Fire and Rescue Station 14 - Wesley Chapelunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAugusta Regional At Bush Field AGS71 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL82 miInterstateI-2022 miUS highwayUS 782.4 miAmtrakToccoa, GA TCA52 miCoachWashington (Texaco)Greyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30648 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 30648 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min6:21 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min7:33 am – 5:27 pm
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People3,351 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.01,013 householdsMedian household income $72,431Median home value $158,300Median rent $879 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,514 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 1,325 employedMain industries: education and health care 35%, construction 12%, hospitality, food and recreation 10%Average commute 39 minutes81% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Vietnamese 4%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 32°F50 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days64 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lexington station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Mountainpeak · 4.6 miUniversity of Georgia Farm Lakelake · 5.7 miBrooks Lakelake · 5.8 miClarks Mineral Springspring · 6.7 miDam Number Sixreservoir · 8.5 miDam Number 65reservoir · 9.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public lands109-001state recreation area · within reach · 2,069 acresShaking Rock Parkpark · 4.6 miBryan Parkrecreation area · 6.7 mi109-002state recreation area · 9.6 mi · 1,625 acresWatson Mill Bridge State Parkstate park · 10.7 mi · 1,016 acresDouble Bridges Farmstate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 232 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 2 Aug 197432 mi away, near Lincolnton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 4 Apr 200946 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowOglethorpe County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowDrought Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025211 of 365 days measured154 moderate daysMedian index 46, worst day 89main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clarke County, GA, 20 mi away
Internet at home72% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterArnoldsvilleserves 1,763 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation596 ft182 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
