Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min5:46 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min6:49 am – 4:51 pm
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People50 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.239 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 34°F59 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month MarchSnow is rare75 days above 90°F, 62 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Livingston station, 24 mi away; rain from Crandall 8 N
Parks and public landsGaston Parcelstate conservation land · 9.1 miChickasaw State Parkstate park · 23.0 mi · 489 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200432 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 16 May 200832 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChoctaw County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 25 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL100% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Gilbertown, Utilities Board ofserves 8,157 people from ground water7 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level33 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation176 ft54 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOchsner Choctaw General Hospital9.9 miPost officePennington Post Office6.4 miTown hallPennington Town Hall6.2 miFire stationPennington Fire Department6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport MEI35 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM123 miInterstateI-5920 miUS highwayUS 109.0 miAmtrakUnion Station MEI33 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36910 ZIP area.
