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Alston
Georgiatown
Total population
140
Median home value
$142,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$61,563
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Alston sits in Georgia, United States and is identified as a small town. Its coordinates of 32.087°, -82.480° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 140. At 19 people per km², the town shows thinly distributed across its territory. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,710 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 67% of daylight hours. It covers about 7.4 km² of land area. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Alston.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Alston, GA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves259
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves231
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves212
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves198
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves175
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves166
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves156
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves148
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.9 — 2022-06-187 km E of Stillmore, Georgia
- M 3.6 — 2003-07-136 km N of Cobbtown, Georgia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Georgia
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Alston
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Main Trail, Chatham, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-08-14 · 89 mi
- Wildfire Camden McCarthy Overpass Fire, Camden, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-07-30 · 90 mi
- Wildfire Mitchell, Ware, GeorgiaWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 102 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET