Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:38 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min6:47 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F57 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days65 days above 90°F, 47 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Birmingham Ap station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksMiles Collegecollege · 2.0 miEast Thomas Gardens Lakelake · 2.2 miLawson State Community College - Birmingham Campuscollege · 3.9 miIrish Hillpeak · 2.3 miCat Mountainpeak · 4.7 miVestavia Lakelake · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEnsleypark · under a mileMcalpine, Williampark · under a mileBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 4.6 miWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.9 miOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 12.9 mi · 8,857 acresTalladega National Forestnational forest · 19.8 mi · 394,709 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 200422 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201120 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 waterCentral Alabama Water Systemserves 585,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation537 ft164 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCahaba Medical Center West End2.5 miPost officeBirmingham Post Office - Ensley Stationunder a mileTown hallFairfield City Hall1.7 miPoliceBirmingham Police Department West Precinctunder a mileFire stationBirmingham Fire and Rescue Service Station 16under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools6 elementary, 2 high, 4 otherElementaryMinor Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolHoly Family Catholic Academyunder a mileHighP D Jackson - Olin High Schoolunder a mileCollegeMiles College2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM9.1 miInterstateI-20under a mileUS highwayUS 111.6 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM5.0 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound4.9 miTransit32 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 35219 ZIP area.
