Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:38 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:47 am – 4:44 pm
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People20,251 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.76,936 householdsMedian household income $118,344Median home value $312,900Median rent $1,690 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,303 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.7% unemployment rate74% of adults are in the labour force, 11,130 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, professional and business services 12%, finance, insurance and real estate 12%Average commute 31 minutes75% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages51% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 3%, other Asian or Pacific languages 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F56 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days87 days above 90°F, 51 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Helena station, 5 mi away; snow from Bessemer 3 Wsw
Parks and public landsCahaba Lily Parkpark · 3.7 miJoe Tucker Parkpark · 4.7 miTannehill Ironworks Historical State Parkstate historic site · 6.8 mi · 569 acresWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.0 miAlabama National Cemeteryhistoric site · 8.4 mi · 479 acresEbenezer Swamp Ecological Preservestate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 72 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 20044 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202133 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateShelby County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025222 of 243 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Shelby County monitors, AL
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Helena, the Ub of theserves 21,300 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation402 ft123 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Shelby Hospital5.9 miPost officeMaylene Post Office4.3 miTown hallHelena Municipal Building5.0 miPoliceHelena Police Department5.0 miFire stationHelena Fire Department Station 22.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLawson State Community College Bessemer Campus9.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM24 miInterstateI-656.4 miUS highwayUS 315.7 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM19 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35080 ZIP area.
