Local servicesHospitalMarshall Medical Center North6.0 miPost officeGuntersville Post Office1.2 miTown hallGuntersville Town Hall1.7 miPoliceMarshall County Sheriff's Office1.6 miFire stationGuntersville Fire and Rescue Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleGuntersville Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryGuntersville Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeSnead State Community College - Workforce and Career Institute3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHuntsville International Airport HSV33 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM60 miInterstateI-5924 miUS highwayUS 431under a mileAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN56 miCoachHuntsville, AlGreyhound23 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 27 min5:33 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min6:47 am – 4:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 33°F57 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days49 days above 90°F, 44 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Guntersville No.2 station, 1 mi away; snow from Guntersville
Nearby landmarksNegro Mountainpeak · 2.0 miBaker Hillpeak · 4.1 miSnead State Community College - Workforce and Career Institutecollege · 3.7 miSmith Lakelake · 3.0 miSignal Pointcape · 3.1 miTaylor Springspring · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTom Jackson Parkpark · under a mileOgletree Parkpark · under a mileLake Guntersville State Parkstate park · 6.6 mi · 5,855 acresCathedral Caverns State Parkstate park · 16.2 miBuck's Pocket State Parkstate park · 17.0 mi · 669 acresSauta Cave National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.7 mi · 266 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200341 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 6 May 201024 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMarshall County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025223 of 363 days measured140 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Etowah County, AL, 26 mi away
Drinking waterDouglas Water Authorityserves 19,179 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation610 ft186 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
