Mountain City is a town in Rabun County, Georgia, home to about 1,004 people across 1.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 30562, and parts of 30525 and 30568 are in Mountain City too.
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Mostly Clayton; part is in Mountain City
Part is in Mountain City, part in Sky Valley
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)70 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)60 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA99 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL531 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mountain City; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Mountain City had 904 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 383rd largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.
Rabun County grew from 6,285 residents in 1900 to 16,883 in 2020.
Rabun County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 70.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mtn City 2 Sw, GA weather station (2 miles away).
5,271 jobs at 535 businesses in Rabun County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mountain City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Clayton, Sky Valley and Tate City.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.