Local servicesHospitalBradford Health Services Warrior Residential Hospital Treatment Center11.1 miPost officeSumiton Post Office2.8 miTown hallSumiton City Hall2.9 miPoliceSumiton Police Department2.9 miFire stationBagley Volunteer Fire and Rescue1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBevill State Community College2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM19 miInterstateI-223.8 miUS highwayOld US Hwy 781.6 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM19 miCoachJasper Love'SGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35062 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35062 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:38 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:48 am – 4:43 pm
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People8,674 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.13,153 householdsMedian household income $68,395Median home value $180,500Median rent $695 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $760 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 3,571 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, retail 16%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 35 minutes81% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, German or Dutch 4%, Spanish 1%, Chinese 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F57 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days65 days above 90°F, 47 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Birmingham Ap station, 19 mi away
Nearby landmarksYork Mountainpeak · 4.5 miBevill State Community Collegecollege · 2.8 miWilliams Lakelake · 2.6 miThornton Lakelake · 3.6 miSayre Impoundment Number 1reservoir · 3.3 miFlat Top Mine Number 1 Impoundmentreservoir · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJohn Bensko Parkpark · 7.5 miAdams Parkpark · 8.7 mi · 54 acresMinkin Fossil Sitestate conservation land · 10.4 miRickwood Caverns State Parkstate park · 13.8 mi · 386 acresWalker County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 13.2 mi · 152 acresBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 18.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197547 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201129 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWalker County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning 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, nearest monitors: Jefferson County, AL, 13 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterDora Utilitiesserves 4,083 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 202112 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation360 ft110 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
