Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min5:39 am – 8:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min6:55 am – 4:45 pm
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People3,731 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.21,514 householdsMedian household income $48,720Median home value $100,500Median rent $793 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $443 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 1,324 employedMain industries: manufacturing 22%, education and health care 20%, construction 10%Average commute 25 minutes89% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 28°F62 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days41 days above 90°F, 95 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Iuka station, 10 mi away; snow from Russellville #2
Parks and public landsFreedom Hills Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 1,412 acresRiverton Community Hunting Areastate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 160 acresTishomingo State Parkstate park · 12.4 mi · 1,443 acresKey Cave National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.5 mi · 1,053 acresSeven-mile Island Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 13.6 mi · 3,204 acresLauderdale Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 380 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 20 Aug 198924 mi away, near East Florence, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 20 Aug 198924 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowColbert County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025290 of 356 days measured66 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 68main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lawrence County, TN, 48 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCherokee Water & Gas Departmentserves 1,992 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2021: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation553 ft169 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorth Mississippi Medical Center11.6 miPost officeCherokee Post Office2.9 miTown hallCherokee Town Hall2.9 miPoliceCherokee Police Department2.9 miFire stationCherokee Volunteer Fire Department Station 12.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorthwest Alabama Regional Airport MSL23 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM109 miInterstateI-2238 miUS highwayUS 722.2 miCoachFlorenceGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35616 ZIP area.
