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 – 4:43 pm
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People38,588 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.714,435 householdsMedian household income $124,516Median home value $411,000Median rent $1,499 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,540 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 19,723 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, professional and business services 12%, finance, insurance and real estate 11%Average commute 24 minutes79% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages69% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 33% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Arabic 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F56 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days87 days above 90°F, 51 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Helena station, 9 mi away; snow from Bessemer 3 Wsw
Nearby landmarksVestavia Lakelake · 4.6 miHales Springspring · 1.3 miParadise Lakelake · 2.3 miLittle Shades Mountainpeak · 2.9 miLawson State Community College - Birmingham Campuscollege · 4.5 miHerzing Collegecollege · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHoover Central Parkpark · 1.4 miHoover West Park (Shades Mountain Park)park · 1.6 miOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 5.5 mi · 8,857 acresWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.0 miBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 8.2 miTalladega National Forestnational forest · 14.2 mi · 394,709 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 200415 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202143 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
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription91% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation915 ft279 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEncompass Health Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital5.8 miPost officeBluff Park Post Office1.1 miTown hallHoover City Hall2.2 miPoliceHoover Police Department2.2 miFire stationHoover Fire Department Station 21.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 otherMiddleSimmons Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryGwin Elementary School1.0 miElementaryBluff Park Elementary School1.0 miCollegeLawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM13 miInterstateI-4591.9 miUS highwayUS 312.2 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM8.1 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound8.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35226 ZIP area.
