Local servicesHospitalMountain View Hospital2.5 miPost officeAlabama City Post Office4.8 miTown hallReece City Town Hall1.9 miPoliceGadsden Police Department Westside Precinct4.8 miFire stationReece City Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeGadsden State Community College - Wallace Drive Campus7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM54 miInterstateI-592.6 miUS highwayUS 112.0 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN33 miCoachGadsden U-HaulGreyhound6.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35954 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35954 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min5:33 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min6:45 am – 4:38 pm
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People12,170 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.44,683 householdsMedian household income $56,004Median home value $130,600Median rent $681 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $427 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 5,215 employedMain industries: manufacturing 20%, education and health care 19%, retail 13%Average commute 26 minutes92% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%, French or Haitian Creole 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 33°F58 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare66 days above 90°F, 53 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gadsden station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksCooper Springspring · under a mileAvery Hillpeak · 2.1 miDuck Springsspring · 5.7 miNoccalula Falls Campgroundcampground · 3.8 miNoccalula Fallswaterfall · 3.9 miStephens Lakelake · 4.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNoccalula Falls Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 248 acresNoccalula Falls Campgroundrecreation area · 3.7 miBoys Club Horse Arenapublic land · 4.4 miLake Guntersville State Parkstate park · 20.9 mi · 5,855 acresRose Purchase Unitnational forest · 25.3 mi · 161 acresBuck's Pocket State Parkstate park · 26.0 mi · 669 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200337 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201146 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateEtowah County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighStrong wind 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, Etowah County monitors, AL
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription54% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterAttalla Water Works Boardserves 8,403 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation682 ft208 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
