Local servicesHospitalEliza Coffee Memorial Hospital5.4 miPost officeNorth Florence Post Office3.9 miTown hallSaint Florian Town Hall4.8 miPoliceSaint Florian Police Department4.8 miFire stationUnderwood - Petersville Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherElementaryUnderwood Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolShoals Christian School1.6 miCollegeHeritage Christian University2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorthwest Alabama Regional Airport MSL10 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA104 miUS highwayUS 434.5 miCoachFlorenceGreyhound2.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35617 ZIP area.
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:37 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min6:54 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 31°F58 in of rain a yearwettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days55 days above 90°F, 62 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Muscle Shoals 2 N station, 8 mi away; snow from Russellville #2
Nearby landmarksHeritage Christian Universitycollege · 2.6 miUniversity of North Alabamacollege · 4.5 miBurtwell Springspring · 2.6 miKing Springspring · 3.1 miSharps Mill Pondlake · 2.7 miRiver Hill (historical)peak · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsUnderwood Youth Complexrecreation area · under a mileCox Creek Parkpark · 2.6 miSeven-mile Island Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 7.1 mi · 3,204 acresShoal Creek Preserve Tractstate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 303 acresKey Cave National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.5 mi · 1,053 acresJoe Wheeler State Parkstate park · 19.7 mi · 2,144 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 20 Aug 19898 mi away, near East Florence, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 4 May 199447 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLauderdale County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighTornado 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, 30 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Florence Water Departmentserves 77,766 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation571 ft174 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
