Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:39 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:49 am – 4:44 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 31°F62 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month January1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days58 days above 90°F, 73 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jasper station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksChapel Hillpeak · 4.6 miStrip Mining Impoundment Number 2reservoir · 2.0 miStrip Mining Impoundment Number 1reservoir · 2.3 miRattlesnake Lakelake · 4.3 miGayosa Mountainpeak · 4.7 miWalker County Lakelake · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWalker County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 8.2 mi · 152 acresMinkin Fossil Sitestate conservation land · 9.7 miRickwood Caverns State Parkstate park · 25.2 mi · 386 acresBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 26.8 miWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 26.2 miWilliam B. Bankhead National Forestnational forest · 32.6 mi · 182,015 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197535 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201140 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWalker County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality44% of days had good air in 2025159 of 365 days measured204 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 52, worst day 117main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jefferson County, AL, 21 mi away
Drinking waterCopeland Ferry/pumpkin Center Waserves 1,059 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation407 ft124 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Walker Hospital11.3 miPost officeGoodsprings Post Officeunder a mileTown hallParrish Town Hall4.5 miPoliceParrish Town Police Department4.5 miFire stationPleasant Field Volunteer Fire Department3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBevill State Community College Jasper Campus11.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM29 miInterstateI-224.1 miUS highwayUS 784.1 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM27 miCoachJasper Love'SGreyhound7.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35560 ZIP area.
