Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min5:37 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min6:46 am – 4:43 pm
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People57,374 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.623,978 householdsMedian household income $117,047Median home value $477,700Median rent $1,472 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,132 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 30,671 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, professional and business services 14%, finance, insurance and real estate 12%Average commute 26 minutes74% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages66% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 25% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 4.9 mi · 8,857 acresInverness Nature Park and Trailspark · 2.5 mi · 78 acresTalladega National Forestnational forest · 5.8 mi · 394,709 acresLpsc Athletic Fieldspark · 3.3 miAdams Scenic Overlookstate conservation land · 4.7 miBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 10.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 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 3.1 on 22 Dec 202145 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateShelby County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025222 of 243 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Shelby County monitors, AL
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL6% 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
Elevation617 ft188 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAscension Saint Vincent's One Nineteen Hospitalunder a milePost officeMeadowbrook Post Officeunder a mileTown hallChelsea City Hall6.2 miPoliceShelby County Sheriff's Office County Services Substation3.7 miFire stationNorth Shelby County Fire and Emergency Medical District Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM11 miInterstateI-4593.4 miUS highwayUS 280under a mileAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM9.9 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound10 miTransit1 stop 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 35242 ZIP area.
