Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min5:38 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:47 am – 4:43 pm
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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, 6 mi away; snow from Bessemer 3 Wsw
Parks and public landsOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 3.4 mi · 8,857 acresWildflower Parkpark · 1.6 miHoover West Park (Shades Mountain Park)park · 1.6 miWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.0 miBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 11.2 miTalladega National Forestnational forest · 12.5 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 200413 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202139 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
Elevation408 ft124 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Shelby Hospital6.9 miPost officeHoover Post Office1.6 miTown hallHoover City Hall2.6 miPoliceHoover Police Department2.6 miFire stationHoover Fire Department Station 31.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 highElementaryRiverchase Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighHoover High School1.0 miElementaryTrace Crossings Elementary School1.4 miCollegeLawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus7.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM15 miInterstateI-4591.4 miUS highwayUS 311.8 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM11 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35246 ZIP area.
