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Country around Iron City is a rural area of about 980 people in Seminole County, Georgia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Dothan, AL and 193 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $728 a month.
980people
$138kTypical home
$728/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 980 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 39 mi to Dothan, AL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$870/mo)
- Median rent $728/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (70 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (766 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to DHN airport
- 145 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 147 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 154 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Seminole County: R+40 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.