Local servicesHospitalEast Alabama Medical Center5.6 miPost officeAuburn Post Office1.1 miTown hallAuburn City Hallunder a milePoliceLee County Sheriff's Office5.3 miFire stationAuburn Fire Department Station 11.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 elementary, 2 middle, 2 otherSchoolEast Samford Schoolunder a mileSchoolHoly Trinity Day School1.0 miElementaryWrights Mill Road Elementary School1.2 miCollegeAuburn Universityunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbus Airport CSG33 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL94 miInterstateI-852.3 miUS highwayUS 29under a mileCoachAuburn Bus StopGreyhound4.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36849 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36849 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:34 am – 7:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min6:39 am – 4:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,241 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 19.60 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting12.5% unemployment rate32% of adults are in the labour force, 1,454 employedMain industries: education and health care 39%, hospitality, food and recreation 34%, retail 15%Average commute 12 minutes42% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 32% walk or cycle, 22% work from homeSource: 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, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksAuburn Universitycollege · under a milePlainsman Lakelake · 1.9 miPrather Lakelake · 2.1 miEagles Landing RV Parkcampground · 2.1 miAuburn RV Parkcampground · 3.4 miBARTRAM TRAILHEAD (NORTH)trailhead · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPine Hill Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileChewacla State Parkstate park · 2.8 mi · 611 acresTown Creek Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.0 miLouise Kreher Forest Ecology Preservestate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 121 acresTuskegee National Forestnational forest · 9.0 mi · 11,347 acresLee County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 10.5 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 198235 mi away, near Hamilton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 31 Oct 198235 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
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 in the county
Elevation630 ft192 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
