Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:38 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min6:48 am – 4:43 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, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsSherman Heights North (Vp6)park · 2.4 miWylampark · 2.4 miBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 7.6 miWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.5 miOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 15.9 mi · 8,857 acresTalladega National Forestnational forest · 23.1 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 200423 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201123 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
Elevation678 ft207 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCahaba Medical Center West End5.7 miPost officeDocena Post Office2.3 miTown hallMulga Town Hall2.3 miPolicePleasant Grove Police Department3.0 miFire stationMinor Heights Fire District1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolMinor Community School1.3 miCollegeMiles College3.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM12 miInterstateI-202.9 miUS highwayUS 783.8 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM8.0 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound7.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35225 ZIP area.
