Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:35 am – 7:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min6:41 am – 4:41 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 29°F53 in of rain a year, on about 60 dayswettest month MarchSnow is rare63 days above 90°F, 86 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Camp Hill 2nw station, 9 mi away; rain from Dadeville 2; snow from Walnut Hill 3 W
Parks and public landsWind Creek State Parkstate park · 7.9 mi · 1,378 acresHorseshoe Bend National Military Parkhistoric site · 11.8 mi · 2,079 acresYates Lake West Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 1,966 acresCoon Creek Nature Preservestate conservation land · 14.2 mi · 316 acresTuskegee National Forestnational forest · 23.0 mi · 11,347 acresChewacla State Parkstate park · 25.0 mi · 611 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowTallapoosa County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHeat wave Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025287 of 354 days measured66 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 33, worst day 133main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clay County, AL, 33 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Alexander Cityserves 32,556 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation596 ft182 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLake Martin Community Hospital3.8 miPost officeDadeville Post Office3.2 miTown hallDadeville City Hall3.2 miPoliceTallapoosa County Sheriff's Office1.9 miFire stationPace's Point Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCentral Alabama Community College12.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport MGM49 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM76 miInterstateI-8523 miUS highwayUS 2803.3 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN59 miCoachAlexander City Barber ShopGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36023 ZIP area.
