Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min5:40 am – 8:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min6:53 am – 4:46 pm
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People11,138 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.63,881 householdsMedian household income $63,639Median home value $118,800Median rent $613 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $331 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 4,465 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, manufacturing 18%, construction 10%Average commute 26 minutes82% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 28°F62 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days78 days above 90°F, 96 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hamilton 3 S station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksBevill State Community College Hamilton Campuscollege · 2.8 miCounty Lakelake · 8.0 miBee Mountainpeak · 8.2 miTyre Mill Pondlake · 9.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHamilton Rec Center Parkpark · 1.9 miHamilton Baseball Fieldsrecreation area · 1.9 miMarion County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 7.9 miWilliam B. Bankhead National Forestnational forest · 29.0 mi · 182,015 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197532 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 200850 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMarion County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tuscaloosa County, AL, 66 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHamilton Water & Wastewater Departmentserves 10,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202115 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation624 ft190 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorth Mississippi Medical Center Hamilton2.6 miPost officeHamilton Post Office1.6 miTown hallHamilton City Hall2.1 miPoliceHamilton Police Department1.6 miFire stationHamilton Fire and Rescue Department1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 middle, 1 highHighHamilton High School1.7 miMiddleHamilton Middle School1.7 miCollegeBevill State Community College Hamilton Campus2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTupelo Regional Airport TUP45 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM83 miInterstateI-223.9 miUS highwayUS 431.3 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL72 miCoachRussellville Bus StopGreyhound27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35570 ZIP area.
