Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min5:33 am – 8:03 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min6:49 am – 4:39 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 33°F54 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month December2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days62 days above 90°F, 56 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Huntsville Intl Ap station, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksRussell Hillpeak · under a mileUniversity of Alabama in Huntsvillecollege · 1.0 miOakwood Universitycollege · 1.6 miUnited States Space and Rocket Visitor Centervisitor center · 2.2 miOakwood Mountainpeak · 2.5 miTraylor Islandisland · 2.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsUniversity Parkpark · 1.1 miMastin Lake Parkpark · 2.0 miMonte Sano State Parkstate park · 5.7 mi · 150 acresWheeler National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.0 mi · 7,996 acresFern Cave National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 18.5 mi · 203 acresSwan Creek Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 19.5 mi · 3,856 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 8 Dec 200123 mi away, near Pleasant Groves, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 8 Dec 200123 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
Elevation680 ft207 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHuntsville Hospital3.1 miPost officeWynn Drive Post Office1.2 miTown hallHuntsville City Hall2.7 miPoliceHuntsville Police Department West Precinct2.1 miFire stationHuntsville Fire and Rescue Department Station 151.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools3 elementary, 1 high, 6 otherSchoolValley Fellowship Christian Academyunder a mileSchoolIslamic Academy of Huntsville1.0 miSchoolVillage of Promise School1.1 miCollegeUniversity of Alabama in Huntsville1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHuntsville International Airport HSV11 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM82 miInterstateI-5651.7 miUS highwayUS 72under a mileCoachHuntsville, AlGreyhound9.0 miTransit36 stops within a mileHuntsville TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35815 ZIP area.
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