Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min5:38 am – 7:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min6:44 am – 4:43 pm
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People5,160 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.51,878 householdsMedian household income $79,286Median home value $170,300Median rent $800 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $581 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 2,160 employedMain industries: construction 20%, education and health care 18%, manufacturing 14%Average commute 30 minutes75% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 34°F56 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year57 days above 90°F, 49 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clanton 2 Ne station, 7 mi away; snow from Clanton
Parks and public landsCoosa Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 9,703 acresClanton City Parkpark · 7.5 mi · 113 acresGoospond Parkrecreation area · 7.9 miTalladega National Forestnational forest · 12.4 mi · 394,709 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 200432 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202117 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChilton County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025287 of 354 days measured66 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 33, worst day 133main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clay County, AL, 46 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL25% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Clanton, the Ww & Sb of theserves 13,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation480 ft146 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUAB Saint Vincent's Chilton6.0 miPost officeClanton Post Office8.3 miTown hallClanton City Hall8.1 miPoliceChilton County Sheriff's Office8.0 miFire stationGap of The Mountain Fire and Rescue Station4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport MGM44 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM46 miInterstateI-656.1 miUS highwayUS 317.7 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM44 miCoachSylacauga Allen OilGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35046 ZIP area.
