Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:38 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:46 am – 4:43 pm
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People28,586 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.210,453 householdsMedian household income $88,505Median home value $245,500Median rent $1,347 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,145 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 14,809 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, finance, insurance and real estate 12%, retail 12%Average commute 29 minutes71% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages39% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, Spanish 10%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 36°F56 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days63 days above 90°F, 43 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alabaster Shelby Co Ap station, 3 mi away; snow from Bessemer 3 Wsw
Nearby landmarksFultons Lakelake · under a mileKimberly-Clark Lakelake · 1.9 miBlue Springspring · 2.4 miBuck Creek Springspring · 2.6 miPeavine Fallswaterfall · 6.1 miJohnson Mountainpeak · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBuck Creek Greenwayrecreation area · 2.3 miBuck Creek Parkpark · 2.3 miEbenezer Swamp Ecological Preservestate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 72 acresOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 6.6 mi · 8,857 acresAlabama National Cemeteryhistoric site · 6.4 mi · 479 acresTalladega National Forestnational forest · 10.2 mi · 394,709 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 200411 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202130 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateShelby County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025222 of 243 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Shelby County monitors, AL
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Alabaster Water Departmentserves 40,986 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation686 ft209 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Shelby Hospital2.6 miPost officeSaginaw Post Office1.0 miTown hallAlabaster City Hall2.3 miPoliceAlabaster Police Department2.3 miFire stationSaginaw Volunteer Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Montevallo9.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM24 miInterstateI-651.2 miUS highwayUS 31under a mileAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM20 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35007 ZIP area.
