Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:35 am – 7:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min6:40 am – 4:40 pm
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People22 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 29.311 households9% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 35°F56 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days49 days above 90°F, 44 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Auburn No.2 station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsKiesel Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 123 acresAuburn Soccer Complexrecreation area · 3.6 mi · 74 acresTuskegee National Forestnational forest · 6.8 mi · 11,347 acresChewacla State Parkstate park · 6.8 mi · 611 acresLouise Kreher Forest Ecology Preservestate conservation land · 7.1 mi · 121 acresTuskegee Airmen National Historic Sitehistoric site · 11.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 31 Oct 198241 mi away, near Hamilton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 31 Oct 198241 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLee County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality55% of days had good air in 2025199 of 365 days measured161 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 48, worst day 166main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Muscogee County, GA, 42 mi away
Internet at home64% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone36% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLoachapoka Water Authorityserves 14,964 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation685 ft209 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEast Alabama Medical Center11.0 miPost officeLoachapoka Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNotasulga City Hall5.6 miPoliceNostalgic Police Department5.6 miFire stationSouthwest Lee County Fire Protection Authority Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryLoachapoka Elementary School1.1 miHighLoachapoka High School1.1 miCollegeAuburn University6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbus Airport CSG38 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM95 miInterstateI-855.3 miUS highwayUS 295.6 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN74 miCoachAuburn Bus StopGreyhound6.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36865 ZIP area.
