Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min5:39 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min6:51 am – 4:45 pm
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People14 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.96 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksSleepy Mountainpeak · under a mileSeamore Mountainpeak · 1.4 miJays Lakelake · 2.4 miPayne Lakelake · 6.2 miBean Riverriver · 7.1 miLittle New Riverriver · 7.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWilliam B. Bankhead National Forestnational forest · 19.6 mi · 182,015 acresWalker County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 19.4 mi · 152 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 4.5 on 24 Jun 197521 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Jun 200844 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 quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tuscaloosa County, AL, 42 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterKansas Water Systemserves 318 people from ground water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation459 ft140 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthwest Medical Center15.9 miPost officeKansas Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCarbon Hill Municipal Building1.5 miPoliceCarbon Hill Police Department1.5 miFire stationCarbon Hill Volunteer Fire Department1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM52 miInterstateI-222.3 miUS highwayUS 781.3 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL49 miCoachJasper Love'SGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35573 ZIP area.
