Local servicesHospitalOchsner Choctaw General Hospital3.1 miPost officeButler Post Office2.5 miTown hallButler City Hall2.5 miPoliceChoctaw County Sheriff's Office2.4 miFire stationButler Volunteer Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport MEI33 miMajor airportPensacola International Airport PNS129 miInterstateI-2025 miUS highwayUS 105.2 miAmtrakUnion Station MEI31 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36904 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36904 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min5:47 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min6:49 am – 4:52 pm
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People4,468 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.51,690 householdsMedian household income $42,009Median home value $138,100Median rent $718 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $304 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate43% of adults are in the labour force, 1,486 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, manufacturing 30%, transport, warehousing and utilities 7%Average commute 28 minutes91% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 36°F61 in of rain a yearwettest month MarchSnow is rare78 days above 90°F, 46 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, P Harrison Archusa station, 27 mi away; snow from Crandall 8 N
Nearby landmarksHannah Lakelake · 2.7 miLingo Mountainpeak · 2.7 miLake Meadowlake · 2.9 miHill Mountainpeak · 4.2 miCity of Butler Sewage Lagoonreservoir · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsClarkco State Parkstate park · 24.5 mi · 820 acresBladon Springs State Parkstate park · 24.9 mi · 310 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200442 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 16 May 200823 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChoctaw County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 364 days measured80 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sumter County, AL, 35 mi away
Internet at home74% of households have a broadband subscription37% have cable, fibre or DSL25% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterButler Water Systemserves 4,590 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation172 ft52 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
