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Country around Lumber City is a rural area of about 1,803 people in Jeff Davis County, Georgia, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 66 miles from Hinesville, GA and 126 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 $118k and rent runs about $659 a month.
1,803people
$118kTypical home
$659/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,803 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 66 mi to Hinesville, GA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$746/mo)
- Median rent $659/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (581 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,121 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to MCN airport
- 91 mi to SAV (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 167 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 89 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 173 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Georgia districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 68 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jeff Davis County: R+68 in 2024
- Georgia: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low 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.