Local servicesHospitalHuntsville Hospital for Women and Children6.7 miPost officeRyland Post Office2.4 miTown hallHuntsville City Hall6.8 miPoliceHuntsville Police Department North Precinct4.6 miFire stationMoores Mill Volunteer Fire Rescue Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherMiddleRiverton Intermediate Schoolunder a mileElementaryMount Carmel Elementary School1.0 miSchoolPace Academy1.3 miCollegeAlabama A and M University4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHuntsville International Airport HSV19 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM87 miInterstateI-5654.1 miUS highwayUS 722.0 miCoachHuntsville, AlGreyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35812 ZIP area.
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:33 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min6:49 am – 4:38 pm
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ClimateWarmest month August: highs 88°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 30°F58 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month December2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days49 days above 90°F, 78 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Owens Cross Roads 3s station, 17 mi away; snow from Huntsville Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksCold Springspring · 3.9 miBrier Fork Flint Riverriver · 2.0 miAcuff Springspring · 1.5 miBrush Mountainpeak · 3.1 miAlabama A and M Universitycollege · 4.1 miLogan Pointpeak · 3.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMonte Sano State Parkstate park · 3.2 mi · 150 acresCold Springs Parkpark · 3.8 miMaplewood Parkpark · 4.3 miFern Cave National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.6 mi · 203 acresWheeler National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.1 mi · 7,996 acresCathedral Caverns State Parkstate park · 21.5 mi · 489 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 8 Dec 200117 mi away, near Pleasant Groves, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 202042 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMadison County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025263 of 365 days measured102 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 78main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Madison County monitors, AL
Drinking waterHuntsville Utilities Water Dept.serves 310,107 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation700 ft213 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
