Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:35 am – 7:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 1 min6:39 am – 4:40 pm
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People49,292 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.321,126 householdsMedian household income $70,188Median home value $367,700Median rent $1,092 a month56% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,631 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 25,124 employedMain industries: education and health care 37%, professional and business services 11%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 20 minutes75% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages65% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 32% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Korean 4%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 1%7% 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 56°F, lows 35°F56 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days49 days above 90°F, 44 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Auburn No.2 station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsChewacla State Parkstate park · 1.0 mi · 611 acresAuburn Softball Complexrecreation area · 1.6 miLake Wilmore Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 204 acresTuskegee National Forestnational forest · 5.8 mi · 11,347 acresLouise Kreher Forest Ecology Preservestate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 121 acresLee County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 10.2 mi · 124 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 31 Oct 198236 mi away, near Hamilton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 31 Oct 198236 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLee County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality55% of days had good air in 2025199 of 365 days measured161 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 48, worst day 166main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Muscogee County, GA, 36 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Auburn, the Ww Board of theserves 74,292 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation418 ft127 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEast Alabama Medical Center8.9 miPost officeAuburn Post Office5.4 miTown hallAuburn City Hall5.1 miPoliceLee County Sheriff's Office8.1 miFire stationAuburn Fire Department Station 51.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbus Airport CSG32 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL98 miInterstateI-851.8 miUS highwayUS 291.4 miCoachAuburn Bus StopGreyhound1.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36830 ZIP area.
