Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 11 min6:27 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 7 min7:25 am – 5:32 pm
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People1,913 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.6657 householdsMedian household income $50,903Median home value $95,200Median rent $844 a month66% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $573 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 980 employedMain industries: manufacturing 18%, education and health care 18%, wholesale trade 15%Average commute 26 minutes95% drive alone, 5% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher69% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 67%, Spanish 33%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 60°F, lows 38°F54 in of rain a yearwettest month AugustSnow is rare98 days above 90°F, 33 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Douglas station, 14 mi away; rain from Pearson 3.5 Ne; snow from Homerville 5 N
Nearby landmarksDouble Islandsisland · 6.5 miSeventeen Mile Riverriver · 8.8 miKing 0 Lee Lakelake · 8.9 miGerbin Lakelake · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity of Pearson Rec Facilityrecreation area · 7.2 miKing Tract Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.8 mi · 9,610 acresGeneral Coffee State Parkstate park · 14.9 mi · 1,454 acresBanks Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 28.7 mi · 2,981 acresPinhook Purchase Unitnational forest · 51.0 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 Very LowAtkinson County, GA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowDrought Relatively LowSource: 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, 19 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPearsonserves 2,200 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation166 ft51 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCoffee Regional Medical Center16.8 miPost officeAxson Post Office1.5 miPolicePearson Police Department7.2 miFire stationAxson Volunteer Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportValdosta Regional Airport VLD48 miMajor airportJacksonville International Airport JAX83 miUS highwayUS 821.4 miAmtrakJesup, GA JSP54 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31624 ZIP area.
