Local servicesHospitalCahaba Medical Center West End5.5 miPost officeDolomite Post Office1.5 miTown hallPleasant Grove City Hall1.7 miPolicePleasant Grove Police Department1.7 miFire stationUnited States Steel Corporation Fairfield Works Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 elementary, 2 middleElementaryGlen Oaks Elementary School1.5 miMiddleJefferson County International Baccalaureate Pleasant Grove Campus1.8 miElementaryPleasant Grove Elementary School1.8 miCollegeMiles College2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM13 miInterstateI-201.5 miUS highwayUS 112.2 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM8.5 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound8.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35061 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:38 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min6:47 am – 4:43 pm
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People1,633 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.4460 householdsMedian household income $52,143Median home value $162,500Median rent $1,151 a month56% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $700 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 710 employedMain industries: retail 39%, education and health care 15%, finance, insurance and real estate 13%Average commute 20 minutes45% drive alone, 29% car-pool, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 34°F55 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days80 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bessemer 3 Wsw station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksMiles Collegecollege · 2.3 miLawson State Community College - Birmingham Campuscollege · 3.7 miHawkins Springspring · 2.2 miClarke Mountainpeak · 3.7 miBlue Lakelake · 3.9 miWest Red Mountainpeak · 4.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDolomite Parkpark · under a mile · 68 acresPleasant Grove Parkpark · 1.5 miWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.9 miBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 8.1 miOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 13.5 mi · 8,857 acresTalladega National Forestnational forest · 21.7 mi · 394,709 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 200419 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202149 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighJefferson County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Very HighLightning Very HighCold wave Relatively HighRiver flooding 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, Jefferson County monitors, AL
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL25% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCentral Alabama Water Systemserves 585,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation560 ft171 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
