Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min5:41 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min6:48 am – 4:46 pm
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People3,745 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.81,566 householdsMedian household income $56,574Median home value $202,300Median rent $1,157 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $515 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 1,751 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 18%, professional and business services 17%Average commute 29 minutes79% drive alone, 19% car-pool, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Tagalog 1%, Spanish 1%Source: 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, 15 mi away; snow from Holt L&d
Nearby landmarksSand Mountainpeak · 4.5 miMatthews Lakelake · 1.9 miSteiner Lakelake · 3.5 miBig Sandy Springspring · 5.7 miShelton State Community Collegecollege · 9.4 miKings Mountainpeak · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCoaling Community Parkpark · 7.5 miThe University Of Alabama Arboretumpark · 9.4 mi · 152 acresBibb County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 14.7 mi · 95 acresCahaba River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 19.0 mi · 3,619 acresLake Lurleen State Parkstate park · 21.5 mi · 1,647 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200442 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202142 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 home90% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% 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
Elevation303 ft92 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center9.7 miPost officeDuncanville Post Office1.9 miTown hallCoaling Town Hall7.7 miFire stationDuncanville Volunteer Fire Department Southfork Station3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeShelton State Community College9.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM52 miInterstateI-207.4 miUS highwayUS 821.2 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL12 miCoachTuscaloosa Bus StopGreyhound11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35456 ZIP area.
