Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min5:40 am – 8:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min6:52 am – 4:45 pm
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People1,712 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.6695 householdsMedian household income $43,958Median home value $68,800Median rent $459 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $225 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 663 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, transport, warehousing and utilities 14%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 19 minutes96% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 30°F64 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days52 days above 90°F, 81 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Winfield 2 Sw station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksLittle New River Lake Number 2lake · under a mileLittle New River Lake Number 3lake · 1.4 miWest Branch Buttahatchee Riverriver · 4.4 miBee Mountainpeak · 7.7 miBald Rockpeak · 7.8 miNatural Bridge of Alabamanatural arch · 8.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMarion County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 12.9 miWilliam B. Bankhead National Forestnational forest · 19.0 mi · 182,015 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197524 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 4 May 200732 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMarion County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tuscaloosa County, AL, 55 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Brilliant, the Ub of theserves 1,590 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation641 ft195 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthwest Medical Center9.7 miPost officeBrilliant Post Office2.2 miTown hallBrilliant City Hall2.1 miPoliceBrilliant Police Department2.3 miFire stationBrilliant Volunteer Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBevill State Community College Hamilton Campus14.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorthwest Alabama Regional Airport MSL48 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM67 miInterstateI-224.9 miUS highwayUS 2784.3 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL61 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35548 ZIP area.
