Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:34 am – 7:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min6:45 am – 4:40 pm
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People7,083 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.82,696 householdsMedian household income $73,750Median home value $201,700Median rent $761 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $580 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 3,166 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, construction 16%, manufacturing 14%Average commute 36 minutes79% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 33°F57 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare52 days above 90°F, 65 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oneonta station, 16 mi away; snow from Gadsden
Parks and public landsFreedom Riders National Monumentnational monument · 19.5 miBoys Club Horse Arenapublic land · 16.9 miMountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 23.4 mi · 9,014 acresTalladega National Forestnational forest · 24.3 mi · 394,709 acresRose Purchase Unitnational forest · 27.0 mi · 161 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 3.5 on 29 Aug 197525 mi away, near Gurley, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201128 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSt. Clair County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025223 of 363 days measured140 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Etowah County, AL, 18 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterAshville Water and Sewerserves 4,107 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation889 ft271 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUAB Saint Vincent's Saint Clair16.0 miPost officeRagland Post Office4.6 miTown hallRagland Town Hall4.8 miPoliceRagland Police Department4.8 miFire stationShoal Creek Volunteer Fire Department Station 22.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM37 miInterstateI-597.0 miUS highwayUS 4114.6 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN23 miCoachGadsden U-HaulGreyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35953 ZIP area.
