Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:37 am – 7:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:45 am – 4:43 pm
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People9,818 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.63,071 householdsMedian household income $80,061Median home value $250,000Median rent $929 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $994 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 3,864 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, retail 13%, public administration 12%Average commute 35 minutes79% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 5%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 36°F56 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days63 days above 90°F, 43 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alabaster Shelby Co Ap station, 11 mi away; snow from Childersburg Wtp
Parks and public landsTalladega National Forestnational forest · within reach · 394,709 acresColumbiana Sports Complexrecreation area · 3.0 miBeeswax Creek Parkpark · 5.6 mi · 82 acresOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 9.1 mi · 8,857 acresAdams Scenic Overlookstate conservation land · 10.3 miEbenezer Swamp Ecological Preservestate conservation land · 12.5 mi · 72 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 200421 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202132 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateShelby County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025222 of 243 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Shelby County monitors, AL
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterShelby County Commission-water Servicesserves 40,101 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation592 ft180 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Shelby Hospital12.5 miPost officeColumbiana Post Office2.8 miTown hallColumbiana City Hall3.0 miPoliceShelby County Sheriff's Office2.8 miFire stationFour Mile Fire and Rescue2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM25 miInterstateI-6510 miUS highwayUS 2809.1 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM24 miCoachSylacauga Allen OilGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35051 ZIP area.
