Local servicesHospitalOchsner Choctaw General Hospital15.3 miPost officeToxey Post Office5.0 miTown hallGilbertown Municipal Building5.0 miPoliceToxey Police Department5.0 miFire stationGilbertown Volunteer Fire Department4.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport MEI44 miMajor airportPensacola International Airport PNS115 miInterstateI-5940 miUS highwayUS 846.4 miAmtrakUnion Station MEI43 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36908 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36908 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 14 min5:47 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min6:49 am – 4:53 pm
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People1,708 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.5699 householdsMedian household income $54,775Median home value $89,500Median rent $852 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $219 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 661 employedMain industries: construction 23%, manufacturing 15%, retail 13%Average commute 40 minutes87% drive alone, 13% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 34°F52 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month MarchSnow is rare88 days above 90°F, 51 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chatom station, 28 mi away; rain from Coffeeville L&d
Nearby landmarksCoker Bend Lakelake · 3.7 miObservation Platform Trailtrailhead · 4.7 miJudys Sloughlake · 4.5 miTurkey Pointcape · 6.7 miBladon Springsspring · 9.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBladon Springs State Parkstate park · 9.2 mi · 310 acresWashington County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 18.4 mi · 80 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 16 Jul 199311 mi away, near Silas, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 16 May 20087 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChoctaw County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 50 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTown of Gilbertown, Utilities Board ofserves 8,157 people from ground water7 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level33 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation140 ft43 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
