Local servicesHospitalTuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center9.4 miPost officeCoaling Post Office1.7 miTown hallCoaling Town Hall1.3 miPoliceVance Police Department6.6 miFire stationCoaling Fire Department Station 21.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeShelton State Community College13.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM45 miInterstateI-203.3 miUS highwayUS 112.4 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL13 miCoachTuscaloosa Bus StopGreyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:40 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min6:48 am – 4:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 35°F57 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare89 days above 90°F, 47 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Northport 2 S station, 16 mi away; snow from Holt L&d
Parks and public landsCoaling Community Parkpark · 1.1 miHurrican Creek Parkrecreation area · 8.3 mi · 251 acresBibb County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 12.2 mi · 95 acresCahaba River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.0 mi · 3,619 acresLake Lurleen State Parkstate park · 21.9 mi · 1,647 acresWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 27.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197550 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202141 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateTuscaloosa County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Tuscaloosa County monitors, AL
Drinking waterCoaling Water Authorityserves 3,747 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation365 ft111 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
