Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:43 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min6:48 am – 4:48 pm
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People5,491 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.42,547 householdsMedian household income $30,518Median home value $136,100Median rent $669 a month66% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $334 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.9% unemployment rate45% of adults are in the labour force, 1,908 employedMain industries: education and health care 40%, retail 17%, manufacturing 17%Average commute 29 minutes85% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher78% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, other languages 2%, German or Dutch 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 36°F55 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare81 days above 90°F, 39 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Greensboro station, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksGross Lakelake · under a mileLewis Lawson Lake Number Fourlake · 1.6 miKyser Lakesreservoir · 4.0 miState Cattle Ranch Lakesreservoir · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsM. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Areastate recreation area · 4.8 mi · 2,055 acresChickasaw State Parkstate park · 24.5 mi · 489 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200420 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202149 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, 36 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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 serving the town
Elevation251 ft77 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHale County Hospital1.0 miPost officeGreensboro Post Office1.3 miTown hallGreensboro City Hall1.4 miPoliceGreensboro Police Department1.4 miFire stationGreensboro Volunteer Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport MEI72 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM78 miInterstateI-2022 miUS highwayUS 8014 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL35 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36744 ZIP area.
