The average commute for Keysville comes to 30 minutes, above both Georgia’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most working residents leave Keysville for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Augusta (37%), Waynesboro (9%) and Atlanta (3%). The median commute is under 21 miles.

1%work in town

	Keysville	Georgia towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	30 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	0.9%	9.1%	8%
Below the poverty line	10%	15%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Keysville1%

Augusta37%

Waynesboro9%

Atlanta3%

Pooler2%

21 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Keysville

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here71 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Keysville Commute times30 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 21 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Keysville: mild winters and hot summers

The midsummer high for Keysville comes to 92°F, above both the Georgia town median (90°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).

92°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter37–60°

Spring51–77°

Summer69–91°

Fall53–77°

Nov 9

typical first frost

Mar 21

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

92°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 92°, January lows 35°Rain & snow46″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Keysville has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Of the losses FEMA expects in Keysville, 38% come from inland flooding and 17% from tornadoes. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 62% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Keysville households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.

38risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesHurricanes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Keysville Get ready0.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

Keysville stands out in Georgia and nationally: a smaller share of its adults binge drink

In Keysville, just over two in five adults sleep under 7 hours. No town among the 262 in Georgia we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Keysville. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Keysville is ahead of Georgia on 4 and behind on 18. Only 6 of the 262 Georgia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Keysville.

	Keysville	Georgia towns	U.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	23%	14%	12%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	9.1%	14%	16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	54%	38%	35%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	39%	29%	25%

32 measures vs. Georgia

4 better10 too close to call18 worse

What stands out	Keysville	GA
Fewer binge drinkers	9.1%	14.5%
More adults treating high blood pressure	85.9%	77.4%
More adults who have had a stroke	7.6%	3.6%

Dwight Eisenhower Amc (Ft Gordon)

14.6 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

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Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby14.6 miles to an ER · Dwight Eisenhower Amc (Ft Gordon)How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than GA on 4 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Keysville

16pages on Keysville

The big questions

HealthBetter than GA on 4 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$209K typical home · up 9.3% in a year Work & commute71 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 38% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions12 nearby · Fort Gordon 13 mi LibraryMccollum Public Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1886 Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 102 residents Climate92° summer highs · 1″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 30816 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Keysville; the nearest are

Augusta Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Augusta16.4 mi$4,282 in-state tuition Augusta UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Augusta21.3 mi$8,414 in-state tuition

About 0 of every 100 Keysville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.

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A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Keysville for work

Where Keysville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

71jobs based in Keysville

1%of working residents work in town

21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Keysville

Town in Georgia, United States

Official town website ↗

Keysville is a town in Burke and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 300.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 1.1 sq mi
Elevation: 262 ft
ZIP code: 30816
Area code: 706

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The typical home in Keysville: about $209K

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About one in three of Keysville’s working residents commute to Augusta