Town guide

Yonah, Georgia

Yonah is a community in White County, Georgia, home to about 543 people across 3.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 30528 and 30571.

Homes sold for a median of $209 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population543173 per sq mi
Median home value$213,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$209Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking12%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Yonah

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Yonah

Distances

Nearest major airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)77 miles away
Closer regional airportDeKalb Peachtree Airport (PDK)59 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA69 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL544 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Yonah; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Yonah

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Yonah had 657 residents in the 2020 census, up 30% since 2010.

It’s the 485th largest of 669 towns in Georgia by population.

White County grew from 5,912 residents in 1900 to 28,003 in 2020.

Yonah population by census2010: 507, 2020: 65750720106572020

White County, 1900–2020

White County population, 1900 to 20201900: 5,912, 1910: 5,110, 1920: 6,105, 1930: 6,056, 1940: 6,417, 1950: 5,951, 1960: 6,935, 1970: 7,742, 1980: 10,120, 1990: 13,006, 2000: 19,944, 2010: 27,144, 2020: 28,0036K’00’106K’20’306K’40’507K’60’7010K’80’9020K’00’1028K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 65.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near YonahJan: high 50°F, low 27°F, 6 in; Feb: high 54°F, low 30°F, 5.7 in; Mar: high 61°F, low 35°F, 6 in; Apr: high 70°F, low 42°F, 5.2 in; May: high 77°F, low 51°F, 4.8 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 60°F, 5.1 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 64°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 63°F, 6 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 57°F, 4.7 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 45°F, 5.4 in; Nov: high 62°F, low 35°F, 5.2 in; Dec: high 53°F, low 29°F, 6.5 in50°27°Jan6.054°30°Feb5.761°35°Mar6.070°42°Apr5.277°51°May4.883°60°Jun5.186°64°Jul4.885°63°Aug6.080°57°Sep4.771°45°Oct5.462°35°Nov5.253°29°Dec6.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cleveland, GA weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in White County

7,240 jobs at 733 businesses in White County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in White CountyHotels and restaurants: 1,499 jobs; Retail trade: 1,498 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 802 jobs; Construction: 767 jobs; Manufacturing: 732 jobs; Educational services: 428 jobs; Other services: 339 jobs; Administrative and support: 219 jobsHotels and restaurants 21% Retail trade 21% Health care and social assistance 11% Construction 11% Manufacturing 10% Educational services 6% Other services 5% Administrative and support 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

124 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Yonah’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Northeast Georgia Medical Center HabershamGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Demorest10.1 miles
  • Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Dahlonega14.3 miles
  • Northeast Georgia Medical Center, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Gainesville20.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors14
Specialist doctors4
Dentists10
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants24
Mental health providers35
Physical and occupational therapists29
Optometrists4
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies8

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.

Places in and around Yonah

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Ingles1.3 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Fred's1.3 mi
  • Walgreens1.3 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Cofer Library0.2 mi
  • White County Public Library-Cleveland Branch1.1 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum1.0 mi
  • White County History Museum1.1 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.

Schools in Yonah

Public schools here are run by White County, State Specialty Schools I- Mountain Education High School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Mossy Creek Elementary SchoolClevelandPre-K–5427Public3.9 mi
Mount Yonah Elementary SchoolSautee NacoocheePre-K–5424Public5.0 mi
Tesnatee Gap Elementary (Old White Co. Intermediate)ClevelandPre-K–5482Public3.1 mi
Jack P Nix Elementary SchoolClevelandK–5409Public1.4 mi
White County Middle SchoolCleveland6–8900Public1.5 mi
Mountain Education High SchoolCleveland9–121,692Public3.4 mi
White County High SchoolCleveland9–121,140Public3.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Cleveland and Sautee-Nacoochee.

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