Local servicesHospitalBryce Hospital7.7 miPost officePeterson Post Office5.4 miTown hallBrookwood Town Hall8.1 miPoliceTuscaloosa Police Department East Precinct7.5 miFire stationNicol Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeThe University of Alabama8.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM44 miInterstateI-209.4 miUS highwayUS 827.1 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL10 miCoachTuscaloosa Bus StopGreyhound10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35468 ZIP area.
Link copied! Press Ctrl+D to bookmark.
Local Information
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35468 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min5:40 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:49 am – 4:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 35°F57 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare89 days above 90°F, 47 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Northport 2 S station, 10 mi away; snow from Holt L&d
Nearby landmarksLake Nicollake · 2.0 miYacht Club Bay Lake Number 8lake · 2.8 miRock Island (historical)island · 3.7 miNorth Riverriver · 5.2 miBrowns Springspring · 4.7 miBattles Springspring · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMunny Sokol Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 112 acresHurrican Creek Parkrecreation area · 6.1 mi · 251 acresLake Lurleen State Parkstate park · 12.3 mi · 1,647 acresCahaba River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 26.3 mi · 3,619 acresWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 28.6 miBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 39.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197536 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 30 Jun 201541 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateTuscaloosa County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighStrong wind 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, Tuscaloosa County monitors, AL
Drinking waterTuscaloosa Water & Sewerserves 166,524 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Aug 2023: surface water treatment, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation470 ft143 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
