Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Walker Hospital5.1 miPost officeSipsey Post Office6.9 miTown hallSipsey City Hall6.7 miPoliceWalker County Sheriff's Office7.5 miFire stationPineywoods Volunteer Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBevill State Community College Jasper Campus6.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM33 miInterstateI-227.9 miUS highwayUS 787.8 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM34 miCoachJasper Love'SGreyhound8.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35504 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35504 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min5:38 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min6:49 am – 4:43 pm
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People14,332 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.05,409 householdsMedian household income $66,835Median home value $192,700Median rent $813 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $492 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 5,747 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, manufacturing 14%, retail 9%Average commute 31 minutes86% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 6%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 31°F62 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month January1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days58 days above 90°F, 73 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jasper station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksSims Pondslake · 4.4 miBevill State Community College Jasper Campuscollege · 6.7 miMail Route Mountainpeak · 6.0 miLake Greylake · 6.4 miDooley Mountainpeak · 7.1 miIndian Pointcape · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMinkin Fossil Sitestate conservation land · 5.7 miWalker County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 6.9 mi · 152 acresEagle's Point Parkpark · 5.9 miMemorial Parkpark · 7.6 miRickwood Caverns State Parkstate park · 17.6 mi · 386 acresWilliam B. Bankhead National Forestnational forest · 19.0 mi · 182,015 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197540 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201142 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWalker County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality44% of days had good air in 2025159 of 365 days measured204 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 52, worst day 117main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jefferson County, AL, 28 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterJasper Water Works & Sewer Boardserves 28,638 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202110 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation563 ft172 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
