Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min5:32 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min6:47 am – 4:38 pm
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People466 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.2229 householdsMedian household income $41,964Median home value $350,000Median rent $911 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $571 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting11.0% unemployment rate35% of adults are in the labour force, 137 employedMain industries: retail 21%, education and health care 14%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 44 minutes77% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 29°F60 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days57 days above 90°F, 75 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Scottsboro station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksCenter Pointpeak · 3.6 miBlack Lake (historical)lake · 1.1 miWhite Lake (historical)lake · 1.2 miGodwin Pointpeak · 1.8 miYeager Springspring · 1.4 miUncle George McLean Pointcape · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBuck's Pocket State Parkstate park · 4.0 mi · 669 acresLake Guntersville State Parkstate park · 4.2 miSauta Cave National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.8 mi · 266 acresCathedral Caverns State Parkstate park · 7.3 miGoosepond Parkpark · 4.9 mi · 51 acresHigh Falls Parkpark · 7.9 mi · 63 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200328 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 202045 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJackson County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025282 of 365 days measured83 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: DeKalb County, AL, 18 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription31% have cable, fibre or DSL30% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSection & Dutton, Water Works Bd. ofserves 35,259 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202114 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation762 ft232 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHighlands Medical Center11.3 miPost officeLangston Post Office3.2 miTown hallLangston Town Hall3.0 miPoliceGrant Police Department7.8 miFire stationSouth Sauty Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNortheast Alabama Community College12.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHuntsville International Airport HSV38 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM75 miInterstateI-5920 miUS highwayUS 727.4 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN62 miCoachHuntsville, AlGreyhound27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35755 ZIP area.
