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
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People12,620 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.14,776 householdsMedian household income $68,533Median home value $209,900Median rent $1,003 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $601 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 5,960 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, manufacturing 22%, professional and business services 10%Average commute 28 minutes89% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 7%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 13 mi away; snow from Holt L&d
Nearby landmarksLake Gracelake · under a mileSniders Lakelake · under a mileSand Mountainpeak · 7.3 miBig Sandy Springspring · 5.0 miRock Island (historical)island · 7.8 miNorth Riverriver · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCoaling Community Parkpark · 1.9 miHurrican Creek Parkrecreation area · 5.6 mi · 251 acresBibb County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 14.9 mi · 95 acresCahaba River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 17.5 mi · 3,619 acresLake Lurleen State Parkstate park · 19.2 mi · 1,647 acresWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 27.9 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 197547 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202144 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
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTuscaloosa Water & Sewerserves 166,524 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Aug 2023: surface water treatment, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation491 ft150 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center6.9 miPost officeCoaling Post Office1.9 miTown hallCoaling Town Hall2.0 miPoliceBrookwood Police Department6.9 miFire stationCoaling Fire Department Station 11.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeThe University of Alabama10.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM45 miInterstateI-201.2 miUS highwayUS 111.0 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL11 miCoachTuscaloosa Bus StopGreyhound10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35453 ZIP area.
