Local servicesHospitalGadsden Regional Medical Center7.0 miPost officeGlencoe Post Office7.0 miTown hallHokes Bluff City Hall2.6 miPoliceHokes Bluff Police Department2.6 miFire stationHokes Bluff Volunteer Fire Department2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighHokes Bluff High School1.7 miCollegeGadsden State Community College - Wallace Drive Campus8.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM61 miInterstateI-7599.7 miUS highwayUS 2783.0 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN26 miCoachGadsden U-HaulGreyhound9.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35903 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35903 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min5:32 am – 7:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min6:44 am – 4:38 pm
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People17,180 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.96,839 householdsMedian household income $50,063Median home value $170,000Median rent $823 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $613 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 8,635 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, manufacturing 23%, retail 12%Average commute 23 minutes88% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 4%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 33°F58 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare66 days above 90°F, 53 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gadsden station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsHokes Bluff City Parkpark · 2.4 miWilson Parkpark · 6.6 miBoys Club Horse Arenapublic land · 10.9 miRose Purchase Unitnational forest · 13.5 mi · 161 acresMountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.9 mi · 9,014 acresFreedom Riders National Monumentnational monument · 27.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200335 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 6 May 201013 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateEtowah County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025223 of 363 days measured140 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Etowah County monitors, AL
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Gadsden, the Wwsb of theserves 44,637 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202123 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation548 ft167 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
