Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min5:43 am – 7:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min6:45 am – 4:48 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 36°F59 in of rain a yearwettest 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, 4 mi away; rain from Camden 1.0 Nne; snow from Millers Ferry L&d
Nearby landmarksBridgeport Beachbeach · under a mileChoctaw County School Lakelake · 2.5 miTed Loftin Lakelake · 4.0 miHurricane Islandisland · 3.1 miCamden Sewage Lagoonreservoir · 5.3 miGrumpton Hillspeak · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRoland Cooper State Parkstate park · under a mile · 209 acresMillers Ferry Lock Recreation Arearecreation area · 6.2 mi · 15,105 acresDallas County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 17.9 mi · 92 acresOld Cahawba Prairie Tractstate recreation area · 18.5 mi · 3,024 acresClaiborne Recreation Arearecreation area · 26.0 mi · 6,816 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 22 Mar 200549 mi away, near Coffeeville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 22 Mar 200549 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 quality64% of days had good air in 2025229 of 359 days measured130 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Montgomery County, AL, 63 mi away
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
Elevation80 ft24 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeBoykin Post Office2.4 miTown hallCamden City Hall4.2 miPoliceCamden Police Department4.2 miFire stationCamden Volunteer Fire Department Station 23.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport MGM54 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM109 miInterstateI-6538 miUS highwayUS 8027 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36721 ZIP area.
