Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min6:34 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min7:36 am – 5:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 36°F53 in of rain a yearwettest month DecemberSnow is rare61 days above 90°F, 32 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Georgetown 4 E station, 1 mi away; rain from Weedon Fld Ap; snow from Cuthbert
Nearby landmarksBalkcom Lakelake · 4.8 miSugar Hillcape · 7.4 miSaint Francis Pointcape · 6.5 miBradley Dike Trailtrailhead · 8.0 miObservation Platform Trailtrailhead · 8.2 miPhillips Pondlake · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWalter F. George Recreation Arearecreation area · 1.2 mi · 24,272 acresBluff Creek Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 325 acresLakepoint Resort State Parkstate park · 7.8 mi · 1,459 acresCool Branch Parkpark · 5.6 mi · 235 acresEufaula National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.8 miLake Walter F. George Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 772 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 LowQuitman County, GA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality55% of days had good air in 2025199 of 365 days measured161 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 48, worst day 166main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Muscogee County, GA, 44 mi away
Drinking waterQuitman Water & Sewer Auth.serves 1,040 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation467 ft142 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedical Center Barbour7.8 miPost officeGeorgetown Post Office5.0 miTown hallGeorgetown City Hall4.5 miPoliceQuitman County Sheriff's Office5.0 miFire stationGeorgetown Quitman County Fire and Emergency Services4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbus Airport CSG44 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL126 miInterstateI-18537 miUS highwayUS 821.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 31767 ZIP area.
