Local servicesHospitalUAB Saint Vincent's Blount Hospital7.1 miPost officeCleveland Post Office2.5 miTown hallNectar Town Hall1.0 miPoliceBlount County Sheriff's Office7.4 miFire stationNectar Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWallace State Community College12.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM29 miInterstateI-6514 miUS highwayUS 2312.9 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM33 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35049 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35049 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min5:35 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min6:47 am – 4:41 pm
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People4,021 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.51,534 householdsMedian household income $65,644Median home value $190,600Median rent $953 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $565 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 1,741 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, retail 11%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 37 minutes84% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 10%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 33°F57 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days52 days above 90°F, 65 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oneonta station, 11 mi away; snow from Hanceville
Parks and public landsOneontarecreation area · 7.0 miWoodland Parkpark · 8.2 miRickwood Caverns State Parkstate park · 14.8 mi · 386 acresHurricane Creek Parkstate park · 27.4 mi · 65 acresBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 33.0 miTalladega National Forestnational forest · 35.0 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 3.5 on 29 Aug 197510 mi away, near Gurley, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201128 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBlount County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado 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, nearest monitors: Jefferson County, AL, 33 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBlount County Water Authorityserves 19,074 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Feb 2024: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation497 ft151 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
