Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:35 am – 7:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 1 min6:40 am – 4:40 pm
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People30,959 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 23.511,384 householdsMedian household income $42,717Median home value $263,900Median rent $1,084 a month51% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,467 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 14,524 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, hospitality, food and recreation 14%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 19 minutes82% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 25% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 5%, Korean 3%, Chinese 2%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, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsKiesel Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 123 acresAuburn Soccer Complexrecreation area · 2.8 mi · 74 acresTuskegee National Forestnational forest · 5.5 mi · 11,347 acresChewacla State Parkstate park · 6.1 mi · 611 acresLouise Kreher Forest Ecology Preservestate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 121 acresTuskegee Airmen National Historic Sitehistoric site · 10.2 miSource: 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 198241 mi away, near Hamilton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 31 Oct 198241 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, 42 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% 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
Elevation576 ft176 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEast Alabama Medical Center11.2 miPost officeLoachapoka Post Office1.5 miTown hallNotasulga City Hall5.3 miPoliceNostalgic Police Department5.3 miFire stationSouthwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority Station 21.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highHighLoachapoka High Schoolunder a mileElementaryLoachapoka Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeAuburn University6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbus Airport CSG38 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM96 miInterstateI-853.9 miUS highwayUS 295.0 miCoachAuburn Bus StopGreyhound5.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36832 ZIP area.
