Home Services in Appling, Georgia

Appling facts

Appling, Columbia County, GA: what Home Service Pros work with.

• The houses. Appling has about 2,717 homes, 87% owner occupied; the typical one was built around 1993 (U.S. Census ACS 2020 to 2024, for the 30802 ZIP code).
• Permits. Columbia County Development Services, Building Standards (706-868-3420), issues building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits for Appling.
• Storms. Hurricane Helene, September 26 and 27, 2024: the National Weather Service estimated Columbia County gusts at 80 to 100 mph or more and counted 248 homes destroyed and 4,755 damaged, with widespread trees and power lines down.
• Termites. The federal termite infestation probability map puts all of Georgia and South Carolina in its "very heavy" zone, the highest level, which is why lenders here ask for a termite letter.
• Neighborhoods and areas. the historic courthouse area on U.S. Route 221 (the Appling-Harlem Road), the Kiokee Creek side of the community, the Clarks Hill Lake shore around Mistletoe State Park.
• Columbia County takes every permit request electronically, through its Citizen Self Service portal or by email, and says review can take 7 to 10 business days; a homeowner can apply for a do-it-yourself registration for work on the home they live in.
• The 30802 ZIP code reaches Clarks Hill Lake: Mistletoe State Park, 1,920 acres on the lake, has an Appling address at 3725 Mistletoe Road.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020 to 2024 for ZIP 30802 (B25001, B25003, B25035), via Census Reporter; Columbia County Development Services, Building Standards; National Weather Service, Hurricane Helene summary; Termite infestation probability map; Wikipedia, Appling, Georgia; Georgia State Parks, Mistletoe State Park; Columbia County permit submission instructions; Georgia State Parks, Mistletoe State Park. Rules change; confirm anything that matters for your job with the office or utility named.