Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min5:39 am – 7:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 4 min6:41 am – 4:44 pm
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People1,901 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.9778 householdsMedian household income $47,557Median home value $141,700Median rent $941 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $328 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate39% of adults are in the labour force, 607 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, transport, warehousing and utilities 17%, manufacturing 15%Average commute 29 minutes88% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 32°F55 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month January1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days58 days above 90°F, 54 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Highland Home station, 8 mi away; rain from Ramer 1.5 Se; snow from Union Springs 9 S
Nearby landmarksCollier Hillpeak · under a mileCarter Hillpeak · under a mileMenefee Lakelake · 2.3 miVinson Pondsreservoir · 1.4 miSanders Lakelake · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPike County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 18.0 miPea River Land Utilization Projectnational forest · 41.2 miTuskegee National Forestnational forest · 44.7 mi · 11,347 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMontgomery County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighTornado Relatively HighHeat wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025229 of 359 days measured130 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Montgomery County monitors, AL
Internet at home74% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Montgomery Ww&ssbserves 276,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation494 ft151 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTroy Regional Medical Center18.4 miPost officeGrady Post Office2.7 miTown hallPetrey Town Hall9.0 miPoliceMontgomery County Sheriff's Office Ramer Subdivision6.3 miFire stationSouth Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Department Station 14.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport MGM26 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM115 miInterstateI-6520 miUS highwayUS 3317.7 miCoachMontgomery AL (MGM)Greyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36036 ZIP area.
