Area data
Macon, GA — ZIP 31207
Population: 1,479 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with lightning, hail, heatwave the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 3.7% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 421.8 (-0.1% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 96.3 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 14.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $20.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, hail, heatWave, hurricane, inlandFlooding
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · hurricane: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 51% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 57.4%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 2
- Nearest Superfund site
- Macon Naval Ordnance Plant (3.7 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 50.1 in
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 51
- Days with Good air quality
- 179
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 185
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 123
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (3 mi)
- National parks include
- Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, Andersonville National Historic Site
- Airports within 30 mi
- 19
- Nearest airport
- Macon Downtown Airport (MAC) (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) (10 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 15
- Hospitals include
- UPSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, WELLSTAR SPALDING MEDICAL CENTER, EMORY HOUSTON HOSPITAL WARNER ROBINS
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.1 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 3.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 65
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 70,466
- Average weekly wage
- $1,024
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Finance & Insurance
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 154
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 31207?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, hail, heatWave, hurricane, inlandFlooding.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 31207?
- Risk to homes is higher than 51% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 31207?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 31207?
- 2 current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Macon Naval Ordnance Plant, 3.7 mi.
- What is the air quality in ZIP 31207?
- Moderate. Median AQI: 51. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 31207?
- Regional Price Parity: 96.3 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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