Local servicesHospitalDekalb Regional Medical Center10.9 miPost officeFyffe Post Office2.3 miTown hallFyffe Town Hall2.1 miPoliceFyffe Police Department2.1 miFire stationFyffe Volunteer Fire Department2.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNortheast Alabama Community College6.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHuntsville International Airport HSV49 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM77 miInterstateI-5910 miUS highwayUS 1111 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN56 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 35971 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min5:31 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min6:46 am – 4:37 pm
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People4,452 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.41,720 householdsMedian household income $58,528Median home value $143,100Median rent $732 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $471 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 1,852 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, manufacturing 21%, retail 13%Average commute 27 minutes82% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 49°F, lows 30°F57 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days31 days above 90°F, 65 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Sand Mt Substn station, 12 mi away
Parks and public landsFyffe Town Parkpark · 2.2 miFyffe High School Athletic Fieldsrecreation area · 2.3 miBuck's Pocket State Parkstate park · 5.4 mi · 669 acresLake Guntersville State Parkstate park · 10.3 miDeKalb County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 11.6 mi · 114 acresSauta Cave National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.8 mi · 266 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 200318 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 202047 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 home81% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% 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 in the county
Elevation1,222 ft372 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
