Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min5:43 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min6:46 am – 4:48 pm
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People693 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.7220 householdsMedian household income $17,917Median home value $53,90083% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $249 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate32% of adults are in the labour force, 183 employedMain industries: manufacturing 25%, wholesale trade 22%, retail 19%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages1% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher74% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 36°F50 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare78 days above 90°F, 44 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Camden 3 Nw station, 10 mi away; rain from Millers Ferry L&d
Parks and public landsMillers Ferry Lock Recreation Arearecreation area · 4.7 mi · 15,105 acresRoland Cooper State Parkstate park · 9.3 mi · 209 acresOld Cahawba Prairie Tractstate recreation area · 14.7 mi · 3,024 acresDallas County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 18.9 mi · 92 acresChickasaw State Parkstate park · 28.5 mi · 489 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200448 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Apr 200949 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWilcox County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowTornado Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 364 days measured80 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sumter County, AL, 58 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription30% have cable, fibre or DSL42% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWilcox County Water and Sewer Districtserves 6,144 people from surface water purchased2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation186 ft57 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVaughan Regional Medical Center25.0 miPost officeBoykin Post Office7.1 miFire stationMillers Ferry Volunteer Fire Department3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport MGM57 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM103 miUS highwayUS 8019 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL72 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36720 ZIP area.
