Local servicesHospitalAthens - Limestone Hospital6.3 miPost officeAthens Post Office6.2 miTown hallAthens City Hall6.8 miPoliceLimestone Sheriff's Office7.2 miFire stationClements Volunteer Fire Department Station 22.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeAthens State University7.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHuntsville International Airport HSV20 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM86 miInterstateI-658.6 miUS highwayUS 721.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35612 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35612 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:35 am – 8:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min6:51 am – 4:41 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 34°F59 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days49 days above 90°F, 63 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Athens station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksBaker Hillpeak · 4.1 miLittrell Lakelake · 2.3 miMorris Springspring · 2.4 miCave Springspring · 5.7 miLawson Lake Number 2lake · 4.4 miAthens State Universitycollege · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMallard-fox Creek Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 6.7 mi · 1,867 acresSwan Creek Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 7.8 mi · 3,856 acresAthens-Limestone Parkpark · 7.8 miAthens Sportsplexrecreation area · 8.3 mi · 95 acresJoe Wheeler State Parkstate park · 14.1 mi · 2,144 acresBlowing Springs Cave Tractstate conservation land · 13.9 mi · 60 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 8 Dec 200149 mi away, near Pleasant Groves, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 8 Dec 200149 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLimestone County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025288 of 365 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 71main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Morgan County, AL, 26 mi away
Drinking waterLimestone County Water & Sewer Auth.serves 90,900 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation695 ft212 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
