Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min5:32 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min6:46 am – 4:38 pm
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People14,869 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.05,004 householdsMedian household income $54,229Median home value $161,000Median rent $758 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $609 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 5,845 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, manufacturing 17%, retail 14%Average commute 25 minutes78% drive alone, 16% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher78% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 74%, Spanish 24%, French or Haitian Creole 1%13% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 33°F57 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days49 days above 90°F, 44 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Guntersville No.2 station, 11 mi away; snow from Boaz
Parks and public landsLake Guntersville State Parkstate park · 2.6 mi · 5,855 acresHigh Falls Parkpark · 5.8 mi · 63 acresAlbertville Recreation Centerrecreation area · 6.4 mi · 122 acresBuck's Pocket State Parkstate park · 9.8 mi · 669 acresCathedral Caverns State Parkstate park · 16.0 miSauta Cave National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.1 mi · 266 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200331 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 6 May 201016 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMarshall County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025282 of 365 days measured83 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: DeKalb County, AL, 21 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Albertville, Municipal Ub of theserves 29,367 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20219 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,047 ft319 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMarshall Medical Center South8.7 miPost officeAlbertville Post Office6.7 miTown hallAlbertville City Hall6.5 miPoliceAlbertville Police Department6.6 miFire stationAsbury Volunteer Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryAsbury Elementary School1.1 miHighAsbury High School1.2 miCollegeSnead State Community College - Workforce and Career Institute8.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHuntsville International Airport HSV41 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM64 miInterstateI-5915 miUS highwayUS 4315.9 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN51 miCoachGadsden U-HaulGreyhound24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35951 ZIP area.
