Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min5:31 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min6:45 am – 4:36 pm
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People4,763 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.51,638 householdsMedian household income $43,539Median home value $122,400Median rent $698 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $507 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.0% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 1,725 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, retail 16%, manufacturing 16%Average commute 30 minutes89% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 7%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 32°F58 in of rain a yearwettest month December5 in of snow a year, on about 4 days60 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ft Payne station, 5 mi away; snow from Valley Head
Nearby landmarksHawkins Springspring · 1.6 miRock Springspring · 7.4 miChitwoods Lakelake · 5.5 miCastle Rockpeak · 5.6 miMount Brandonpeak · 6.6 miDeKalb County Public Lakelake · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRainsville Sports Complexrecreation area · 3.7 miBethune Parkpark · 4.2 miDeKalb County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 6.7 mi · 114 acresDeSoto State Parkstate park · 8.5 mi · 74 acresLittle River Canyon National Preservenational conservation area · 8.7 mi · 11,193 acresLittle River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.6 mi · 1,872 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 20039 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 202046 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowDeKalb County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025282 of 365 days measured83 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, DeKalb County monitors, AL
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL26% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNortheast Alabama Water Sewer and Fpdserves 47,070 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202117 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,229 ft375 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDekalb Regional Medical Center3.1 miPost officeRainsville Post Office3.9 miTown hallPine Ridge Town Hall2.2 miPoliceRainsville Police Department3.5 miFire stationPine Ridge Fire Protection2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolPlainview School1.9 miCollegeNortheast Alabama Community College8.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA51 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM84 miInterstateI-593.6 miUS highwayUS 114.4 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN57 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35968 ZIP area.
