Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min5:38 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min6:47 am – 4:44 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 34°F55 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days80 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bessemer 3 Wsw station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksBlue Lakelake · 1.0 miMoores Springspring · 1.0 miNew Pool Trailtrailhead · 2.1 miLawson State Community College Bessemer Campuscollege · 3.1 miWest Red Mountainpeak · 2.6 miGlen Springspring · 1.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 2.0 miRoosevelt Parkpark · under a mileCarver Parkpark · 1.2 miBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 11.1 miOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 11.5 mi · 8,857 acresTannehill Ironworks Historical State Parkstate historic site · 11.3 mi · 569 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 200414 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202144 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighJefferson County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Very HighLightning Very HighCold wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality44% of days had good air in 2025159 of 365 days measured204 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 52, worst day 117main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, AL
Drinking waterBessemer Water Serviceserves 86,091 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation507 ft155 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUAB Health System Medical West Hospital3.1 miPost officeBessemer Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrighton City Hall1.7 miPoliceJefferson County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationBessemer Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 elementary, 1 otherSchoolNew Horizon Alternative Schoolunder a mileElementaryNew Life Christian School of Excellenceunder a mileElementaryAbrams Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeLawson State Community College Bessemer Campus3.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM16 miInterstateI-201.6 miUS highwayUS 113.4 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM11 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound11 miTransit45 stops within a mileMAX TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35021 ZIP area.
