Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:32 am – 7:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:42 am – 4:37 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 30°F57 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days37 days above 90°F, 72 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Heflin station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsMountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.6 mi · 9,014 acres071-002state recreation area · 13.6 mi · 295 acresRose Purchase Unitnational forest · 15.3 mi · 161 acresFort McClellan Post Cemeteryhistoric site · 15.8 miJohn Tanner State Parkstate park · 20.7 mi · 143 acresFreedom Riders National Monumentnational monument · 23.2 miSource: 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 3.2 on 6 May 201042 mi away, near Whitesboro, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 6 May 201042 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCleburne County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: 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, 36 mi away
Drinking waterEdwardsville Water & Fire Pro Authorityserves 585 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
Elevation986 ft301 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalStringfellow Memorial Hospital18.3 miPost officeFruithurst Post Office4.7 miTown hallHeflin City Hall6.0 miPoliceCleburne County Sheriff's Office4.8 miFire stationFruithurst Volunteer Fire Department4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL62 miInterstateI-204.2 miUS highwayUS 78under a mileAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN19 miCoachAnniston Amtrak Train StationGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36261 ZIP area.
