Local servicesHospitalCommunity Hospital11.5 miPost officeEclectic Post Office1.6 miTown hallEclectic Municipal Building1.9 miFire stationEclectic Fire Department Station 11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport MGM33 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM75 miInterstateI-8518 miUS highwayUS 23111 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN69 miCoachAlexander City Barber ShopGreyhound20 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 36024 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:36 am – 7:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min6:42 am – 4:42 pm
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People6,198 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.42,699 householdsMedian household income $54,212Median home value $228,900Median rent $781 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $584 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 2,781 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, hospitality, food and recreation 14%, retail 13%Average commute 32 minutes84% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F60 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month MarchSnow is rare46 days above 90°F, 46 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rockford 3 Ese station, 17 mi away; snow from Walnut Hill 3 W
Nearby landmarksRocky Pointcape · 5.3 miWingard Lakelake · 3.8 miNolen Davis Lake Number Twolake · 4.5 miNeros Pointcape · 5.3 miMariner Islandisland · 5.2 miStewart Lakesreservoir · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsYates Lake West Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 3,540 acresCoon Creek Nature Preservestate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 316 acresWind Creek State Parkstate park · 14.1 mi · 1,378 acresTuskegee National Forestnational forest · 25.7 mi · 11,347 acresTalladega National Forestnational forest · 32.9 mi · 394,709 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202143 mi away, near Maplesville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202143 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowElmore County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality98% of days had good air in 2025230 of 235 days measured5 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 64main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Elmore County monitors, AL
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterEclectic, Water Works & Sewer Boardserves 5,094 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20218 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation540 ft165 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
