Local servicesHospitalBryan W Whitfield Memorial Hospital6.0 miPost officeGallion Post Office4.8 miTown hallDemopolis City Hall6.6 miPoliceDemopolis Police Department6.4 miFire stationOld Springhill Volunteer Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWallace Community College - Demopolis Campus2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport MEI59 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM96 miInterstateI-2028 miUS highwayUS 432.2 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL52 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 36742 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 17 min5:44 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 1 min6:48 am – 4:49 pm
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People2,841 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.3941 householdsMedian household income $44,196Median home value $130,600Median rent $674 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $437 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate38% of adults are in the labour force, 949 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, manufacturing 19%, public administration 16%Average commute 26 minutes85% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Russian or other Slavic 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 34°F56 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month MarchSnow is rare74 days above 90°F, 52 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Demopolis L&d station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksWallace Community College - Demopolis Campuscollege · 2.7 miSpencer Lake Twolake · 2.2 miLake Henrylake · 2.4 miBlack Warrior Riverriver · 7.9 miKid Hillpeak · 7.7 miGrant Hillpeak · 9.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDemopolis Parks & Recreation Parkrecreation area · 2.5 mi · 275 acresChickasaw State Parkstate park · 6.5 mi · 489 acresDavid K. Nelson (Demopolis) Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 7,907 acresRiver Park/Kiwanis Playgroundpark · 6.8 miM. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Areastate recreation area · 12.1 mi · 1,000 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200417 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 30 Jun 201541 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHale County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 364 days measured80 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sumter County, AL, 28 mi away
Internet at home72% of households have a broadband subscription16% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone26% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterHale County Water Authority, theserves 9,540 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation216 ft66 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
