Pulaski County, Georgia · Hawkinsville
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Pipes freeze in Pulaski County on about 1 night a year, mostly midwinter. Older homes, 16% of the stock here, are most at risk.
December brings the most downpours to Pulaski County, part of 10.4 heavy-rain days a year. Check the sump first.
Sewage backups in Pulaski County spike on heavy-rain days, about 10.4 a year, when sewer mains fill up and water finds the lowest drain.
Pulaski County's wettest day in the 2015–2024 record brought 4.67 inches, and about 21 freeze-thaw days a year mean ice dams in some winters.
10% of occupied homes in Pulaski County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Georgia county median of 7.1%.
With 125 muggy nights a year, mold in Pulaski County can appear within days of a leak. Dry first, then clean.
Local risk profile
About 9,939 people live in Pulaski County, 249 square miles in central Georgia, in roughly 4,583 homes. The county seat is Hawkinsville. The county's median home was built in 1984.
41/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Moderate Pulaski County ranks 127 of 159 Georgia counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Pulaski County ranks highest compared with other Georgia counties.
For frozen pipes, Pulaski County is a typical Georgia county, which is still plenty. In the 2015–2024 record the county logged about 1 night a year at or below 20°F (85th of 159) and 21 below freezing. Twenty degrees is roughly where uninsulated pipes start to freeze.
With only about 21 freezing nights a year, many homes here aren't built for cold, so a single arctic outbreak can burst pipes across the county. The record low in this data was about 14°F, on December 24, 2022.
Pulaski gets fewer downpours than most Georgia counties, but they still fill basements. About 10.4 days a year bring an inch or more (141st of 159), most often in December, out of 50.8 inches of total precipitation. On April 20, 2020, 4.67 inches fell in a single day. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 5.67 inches (through March 6, 2020).
Freeze-thaw days, below freezing overnight and above it by afternoon, come about 21 times a year here. They're the main driver of ice dams and of water working its way through foundation cracks in late winter.
Housing
42% of homes in Pulaski County predate 1980, above the Georgia county median of 38.4%, which ranks 51st of Georgia's 159 counties.
Housing age is mixed: 16% of homes are pre-1960 and 23% are 2000 or newer. Ask any plumber which era your house is from and you'll know which failures to watch for.
35% date from 1980 to 1999, the window when polybutylene, a gray flexible plastic supply pipe, was used in some homes. It's prone to leaks at the fittings, so it's worth checking for in a house from those years.
Here 24% of housing is manufactured homes. Check the skirting and the heat tape on the main water line every fall, because that one exposed line is what freezes.
The Census counted 22% of homes as vacant, above the Georgia county median of 14%. Empty houses are where a small leak turns into a large claim, because nobody is there to hear it.
Beyond water
Summer nights that don't drop below 65°F, a good marker of humid air, come about 125 times a year here, above the Georgia county median of 112. The EPA recommends keeping indoor humidity below 60%, ideally 30 to 50%. Basements can pass 60% on their own in summer, so a dehumidifier matters even without a leak, and anything wet should be dried within 24 to 48 hours.
Mold remediation: what to expectHeating fuel matters for fire risk. In Pulaski County it's 15% utility gas, 75% electric, 9% propane and under 1% wood. Heating equipment, cooking and electrical failures cause most home fires nationally. Even a small kitchen fire can leave soot through the whole house, because smoke follows air currents into closets, ducts and attic space.
Fire and smoke cleanup: first stepsCoverage
Calls connect to restoration companies that work across Pulaski County. The largest communities by population:
Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Pulaski gets more pipe-freeze nights than any of its neighbors. Wilcox County has the oldest housing nearby, with 51% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Pulaski | Georgia median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 16% | 15% | 65 of 159 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 42% | 38% | 51 of 159 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 23% | 27% | 107 of 159 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 24% | 21% | 72 of 159 |
| Vacant homes | 22% | 14% | 26 of 159 |
| Wood or propane heat | 10% | 7.1% | 60 of 159 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 1/yr | 2/yr | 85 of 159 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 10/yr | 12/yr | 141 of 159 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 21/yr | 29/yr | 100 of 159 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 125/yr | 112/yr | 59 of 159 |
Rank 1 is the highest value. Bars run from the lowest to the highest Georgia county; the tick marks the median; orange means higher water damage risk than the median, green means lower.
Questions
Peak risk months in Pulaski County: freezing from midwinter, heavy rain in February, April and December.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024); weather from NOAA nClimGrid-Daily county averages (EpiNOAA), 2015–2024, averaged across the county; county boundaries from Census TIGER. Reviewed 2026-10-21. Methodology