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Roof repair and hail-damage roofing in Douglasville, GA

10 hail reports within 10 miles of Douglasville in 2016–2025[1]. Get a roofer out to inspect before a small leak becomes a ceiling. Douglasville, in Douglas County — ZIPs 30134, 30135, 30122, counts 41,523 residents (2025 estimate)[2].

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Douglasville roofing snapshot: the key figures

Population (2025 est.)
41,523[2]+19.8% since 2020
County
Douglas[2]
Land area
22.9 sq mi[3]
Population density
1,812 / sq mi[2][3]
Hail reports within 10 mi
10[1]2016–2025 · 9 at 1 inch or larger
Largest hail reported nearby
1.75″[1]Mar 19, 2018, 6.0 mi from city center
Months with the most hail reports
April and March[1]2016–2025
Damaging-wind reports within 10 mi
185[1]peak 75 mph estimated · Mar 10, 2017
Median year homes were built
2001[4]the 4th-newest of the 15 Atlanta-area suburbs we cover
Median home value
$359,200[4]2020–2024
Detached single-family homes
58%[4]share of all housing units

What Douglasville's numbers say about roofing

Douglasville is one of the fastest-growing Atlanta-metro suburbs tracked here: 41,523 people (2025 estimate), up 19.8% since 2020[2]. It covers 22.9 square miles (1,812 residents per square mile, the 13th densest), sits entirely in Douglas County, in ZIP codes 30134, 30135, 30122[3].

With 10 hail reports within 10 miles in 2016–2025, roofs of every age take hits here — new architectural shingles beside twenty-year-old three-tabs, and hail doesn't check the install date.

3 ZIP codes cover Douglasville — 30134 (42% of the city's land), 30135 (41% of the city's land), 30122 (16% of the city's land)[5].

The closest tracked neighbours are Smyrna (13.7 mi NE), Marietta (17.5 mi NE) and Kennesaw (20.6 mi N)[3].

Observers filed 10 hail reports within 10 miles of central Douglasville in 2016–2025, on 9 storm days across 7 years[1] — the fewest of the 15 Atlanta-area suburbs we cover; Smyrna (16), Marietta (19), and Kennesaw (35) for comparison. 9 were severe-size, 1 inch or more[6], and 1 reached golf-ball size (1.75″).

Biggest: 1.75-inch on Mar 19, 2018, 6.0 miles SE of the center. Latest: Apr 10, 2025, 1.0-inch[1]. Reports peak in April and March.

185 damaging-wind reports came from within 10 miles in 2016–2025, peaking at 75 mph (estimated) on Mar 10, 2017[1]. 6 tornado reports also fall inside that radius[1].

Half of Douglasville's homes were built in 2001 or later[4] — the 4th-newest of the 15 Atlanta-area suburbs we cover (median years nearby: Smyrna (1990), Marietta (1987), and Kennesaw (1998)). Many roofs here may still carry builder or manufacturer warranties.

Median home value: $359,200 (the 3rd-lowest of the 15 Atlanta-area suburbs we cover); 58% of housing is detached houses[4].

Measured against the 15 suburbs on this site, Douglasville records the fewest hail reports nearby (10)[1], the most damaging-wind reports nearby (185)[1], and the 3rd-lowest median home value ($359,200)[4].

Hail reports within 10 miles of Douglasville, 2016–2025

N 5 mi10 mi
Largest reports
DateSizeDistance
Mar 19, 20181.75″6.0 mi
Jun 16, 20221.25″6.5 mi
Apr 10, 20251″3.0 mi
Dec 10, 20231″1.5 mi
Jul 2, 20231″6.1 mi
Each dot is one hail report, sized by hail diameter, placed relative to the city center. Rings: 5 and 10 miles.[1]

Douglasville storm calendar

Within 10 miles of Douglasville, 2016–2025: 10 hail reports, 185 damaging-wind reports, and 6 tornado reports[1]. Peak: spread out; June, July, and August held 55%. Busiest year 2023 (69). Busiest month August 2023 (26). Latest: damaging-wind report, Jun 17, 2025, 6.1 mi out.

JFMAMJJASOND2016201720182019202020212022202320242025Apr 2016: 1Nov 2016: 1Mar 2017: 2Apr 2017: 2May 2017: 1Jun 2017: 1Jul 2017: 2Nov 2017: 1Mar 2018: 3Jun 2018: 5Jul 2018: 1Aug 2018: 1Apr 2019: 1Jun 2019: 1Jul 2019: 2Aug 2019: 1Jan 2020: 1Apr 2020: 4Jun 2020: 1Jul 2020: 2Aug 2020: 2Mar 2021: 1May 2021: 3Aug 2021: 2Apr 2022: 2Jun 2022: 13Jul 2022: 3Jan 2023: 14Mar 2023: 3Jun 2023: 9Jul 2023: 15Aug 2023: 26Dec 2023: 2Jan 2024: 3May 2024: 1Jul 2024: 15Aug 2024: 4Dec 2024: 5Feb 2025: 11Mar 2025: 7Apr 2025: 10May 2025: 11Jun 2025: 5
Douglasville, 2016–2025
MonthHailDamaging windTornadoAll
Jan–17118
Feb–11–11
Mar213116
Apr416–20
May–14216
Jun233–35
Jul139–40
Aug–36–36
Nov–112
Dec1517
Darker squares, more reports. NOAA Storm Events Database[1].

Get roofing help in Douglasville

Requests go to Roof repair & replacement contractors serving the Douglasville area — ZIP codes 30134, 30135, 30122.

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Before reaching out: after a hail or wind storm

Whose roof is it? Douglasville homes by building type

With 40%[4] of Douglasville's homes attached or in multi-unit buildings (multi-unit buildings alone: 35%, the 7th-highest multi-unit share of the 15 Atlanta-area suburbs we cover), many roofs here are shared: in a townhouse, condo or apartment, ask your HOA, association or landlord who handles the roof before you hire anyone.

After detached houses, the biggest group is 10–19 units: 1,652 of 15,356 housing units[4].

Douglasville's 15,356 housing units by building type, 2020–2024[4]
Building typeUnitsShareMargin of error
Detached house8,94358.2%±674
Attached house (townhouse, rowhouse)7665.0%±335
Duplex (2 units)3552.3%±184
3–4 units3252.1%±183
5–9 units1,1837.7%±380
10–19 units1,65210.8%±554
20–49 units1,0807.0%±321
50 or more units8505.5%±335
Mobile home2021.3%±116

Margins of error are the Census Bureau’s 90% intervals; small categories in small cities are rough.

Douglasville by the numbers

How Douglasville stacks up against the median suburb we cover (median of 15)[1][4]
MeasureDouglasvilleMedian of 15Difference
Damaging-wind reports (10 mi)18510085 more
Hail reports (10 mi)102010 fewer
Median home value$359,200$449,50020% lower
Owner-occupied48%59%11 pts lower
Built 2010 or later13%14%1 pts lower
Detached single-family58%58%about the same
Median year built200119947 years newer

Largest differences first. Medians are the middle value across the covered Atlanta-area suburbs, from the same sources.

Douglasville and nearby suburbs, side by side[1][4][3]
CityHail reports ≤10 mi1 inch or largerLargestMedian year built
Douglasville1091.75″2001
Smyrna 13.7 mi16141.75″1990
Marietta 17.5 mi19181.75″1987
Kennesaw 20.6 mi35332.5″1998
Sandy Springs 23.3 mi20191.75″1989
Peachtree City 25.0 mi23211.75″1993
Most recent hail reports within 10 miles of Douglasville[1]
DateSizeWhere
Apr 10, 20251″3.0 mi W
Dec 10, 20231″1.5 mi NE
Jul 2, 20231″6.2 mi NE
Jun 16, 20221.25″6.5 mi N
Apr 6, 20221″2.0 mi NE
Jun 22, 20191″4.2 mi E
Mar 19, 20181″9.4 mi SE
Mar 19, 20181.75″6.0 mi SE
Apr 5, 20171″9.5 mi W
Apr 6, 20160.88″8.7 mi N
Most recent damaging-wind reports within 10 miles[1]
DateWindDistance
Jun 17, 202545 mph (est.)10.0 mi
Jun 17, 202545 mph (est.)6.1 mi
Jun 7, 202570 mph (est.)5.9 mi
Jun 7, 202560 mph (est.)8.1 mi
Jun 7, 202549 mph (est.)7.5 mi
May 25, 202560 mph (est.)8.0 mi
Hail reports near Douglasville by month, 2016–2025[1]
MonthReports
March2
April4
June2
July1
December1
When Douglasville's 15,356 housing units were built[4]
BuiltUnitsShareMargin of error
2020 or later2621.7%±147
2010 to 20191,73411.3%±408
2000 to 20096,09139.7%±626
1990 to 19992,65217.3%±422
1980 to 19891,3468.8%±292
1970 to 19791,5079.8%±410
1960 to 19691,1327.4%±406
1950 to 19593952.6%±168
1940 to 19491130.7%±109
1939 or earlier1240.8%±124

ACS 2020–2024 estimates; margins of error are the Census Bureau's 90% intervals.

ZIP code areas covering Douglasville[5]
ZIP (ZCTA)Share of Douglasville's landShare of the ZIP inside the city
3013442%19%
3013541%11%
3012216%15%

Common Douglasville roofing questions

How often does hail hit near Douglasville?

On 9 days in 2016–2025, in 7 different years[1].

When is hail season in Douglasville?

Nearby reports peak in April and March[1].

Which Douglasville areas do these roofers cover?

ZIP 30134, 30135, and 30122[5], Douglas County. Close by: Smyrna (13.7 mi), Marietta (17.5 mi), and Kennesaw (20.6 mi)[3].

Storm disaster declarations for Douglas County?

11 storm-related declarations since 2000, including Severe Winter Storm (EM-3642, 2026), Hurricane Helene (EM-3616, 2024), and Tropical Storm Zeta (DR-4579, 2020)[7].

Sources

  1. NOAA Storm Events Database
  2. Census population estimates, Vintage 2025
  3. Census Gazetteer 2025
  4. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year (keyless bulk)
  5. Census 2020 ZCTA–place file
  6. NWS Storm Prediction Center FAQ (link unverified)
  7. OpenFEMA disaster declarations

Data pulled Sep 28, 2026. Full citations and method.