Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Princeton Hospital10.6 miPost officeWatson Post Office2.3 miTown hallGraysville City Hall3.4 miPoliceBrookside Police Department1.0 miFire stationBrookside Fire Rescue Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBevill State Community College10.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM11 miInterstateI-222.0 miUS highwayUS 783.3 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 35036 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35036 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:37 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:48 am – 4:43 pm
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People175 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 20.777 households13% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
Nearby landmarksNewfound Creek Lakelake · 1.9 miCrocker Mountainpeak · 2.3 miCrocker Hillpeak · 2.1 miChetopa Mine - Impoundment Number 2reservoir · 3.3 miBarrell Springspring · 3.9 miBuckhorn Springspring · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJohn Bensko Parkpark · under a mileSpring St Parkpark · 3.8 miBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 10.4 miTurkey Creek Nature Preservestate conservation land · 12.6 mi · 486 acresRickwood Caverns State Parkstate park · 16.2 mi · 386 acresWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.4 miSource: 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 200430 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201122 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBrookside Water Worksserves 2,865 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation375 ft114 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
