Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:37 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min6:49 am – 4:43 pm
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People3,606 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.81,411 householdsMedian household income $61,138Median home value $110,500Median rent $956 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $283 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.3% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 1,648 employedMain industries: retail 20%, education and health care 14%, hospitality, food and recreation 14%Average commute 34 minutes89% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 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 higher73% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 31°F62 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month January1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days58 days above 90°F, 73 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jasper station, 18 mi away
Nearby landmarksYork Mountainpeak · 3.1 miLittle Creek Mine Lakelake · 1.4 miTurkey Hillpeak · 2.6 miLake Greylake · 3.7 miBevill State Community Collegecollege · 5.1 miSayre Impoundment Number 1reservoir · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRickwood Caverns State Parkstate park · 9.7 mi · 386 acresMinkin Fossil Sitestate conservation land · 8.2 miWalker County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 11.8 mi · 152 acresBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 24.0 miWilliam B. Bankhead National Forestnational forest · 27.3 mi · 182,015 acresTalladega National Forestnational forest · 38.6 mi · 394,709 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197548 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201132 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWalker County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality44% of days had good air in 2025159 of 365 days measured204 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 52, worst day 117main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jefferson County, AL, 20 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterJasper Water Works & Sewer Boardserves 28,638 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202110 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation523 ft159 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBradford Health Services Warrior Residential Hospital Treatment Center8.6 miPost officeEmpire Post Office2.0 miTown hallSipsey City Hall3.9 miPoliceSumiton Police Department4.8 miFire stationEmpire Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBevill State Community College5.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM24 miInterstateI-2210 miUS highwayOld US Hwy 787.8 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM24 miCoachJasper Love'SGreyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35063 ZIP area.
