Local servicesHospitalAtrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center5.4 miPost officeCedar Bluff Post Office6.8 miTown hallCentre City Hall6.5 miPoliceCentre Police Department6.3 miFire stationSpring Creek Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA66 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL74 miInterstateI-5921 miUS highwayUS 4111.4 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN37 miCoachGadsden U-HaulGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35960 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35960 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min5:31 am – 7:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min6:44 am – 4:36 pm
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People9,703 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.94,158 householdsMedian household income $52,619Median home value $181,200Median rent $748 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $694 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate46% of adults are in the labour force, 3,817 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, transport, warehousing and utilities 15%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 29 minutes86% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 29°F57 in of rain a yearwettest month MarchSnow is rare55 days above 90°F, 77 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Centre station, 7 mi away; snow from Jacksonville
Parks and public landsEd Yarbrough Parkrecreation area · 5.8 miCentre City Parkpark · 6.1 miIndian Mountain Complexstate recreation area · 10.1 mi · 80 acresLittle River Canyon National Preservenational conservation area · 17.3 mi · 11,193 acresCoosa River Greenwaystate recreation area · 18.0 mi · 260 acresRose Purchase Unitnational forest · 19.5 mi · 161 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200326 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 6 May 201022 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCherokee County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality70% of days had good air in 2025248 of 356 days measured108 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 88main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Floyd County, GA, 22 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCherokee County Water & Sewer Authorityserves 11,013 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation631 ft192 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
