Local servicesHospitalMarshall Medical Center North10.1 miPost officeJoppa Post Office1.6 miTown hallBaileyton Town Hall3.4 miPoliceArab Police Department5.2 miFire stationTri - County Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHuntsville International Airport HSV25 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM52 miInterstateI-6518 miUS highwayUS 2314.7 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM56 miCoachHuntsville, AlGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35087 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35087 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 27 min5:34 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 52 min6:48 am – 4:40 pm
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People2,338 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.5969 householdsMedian household income $49,879Median home value $167,400Median rent $895 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $412 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 1,164 employedMain industries: retail 22%, education and health care 14%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 23 minutes82% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 31°F59 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days39 days above 90°F, 70 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cullman 3 Ene station, 14 mi away; snow from Cullman Nahs
Nearby landmarksPine Lakelake · 3.2 miWelcome Fallswaterfall · 4.6 miMud Creek Springspring · 4.3 miCrawford Spring Number 4spring · 4.8 miCenter Grove Mountainpeak · 6.1 miFowler Mountainpeak · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsThompson Eidson Parkrecreation area · 4.4 miArab City Parkpark · 5.8 mi · 74 acresHurricane Creek Parkstate park · 17.5 mi · 65 acresWheeler National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.7 mi · 7,996 acresLake Guntersville State Parkstate park · 22.7 mi · 224 acresCathedral Caverns State Parkstate park · 27.0 mi · 489 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 8 Dec 200134 mi away, near Pleasant Groves, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 6 May 201037 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCullman County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025288 of 365 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 71main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Morgan County, AL, 18 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription42% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterJoppa Hulaco & Ryan Water Authorityserves 5,220 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,053 ft321 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
