Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:38 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:46 am – 4:44 pm
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People7,922 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.92,621 householdsMedian household income $98,355Median home value $310,200Median rent $1,084 a month92% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,410 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.7% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 4,022 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, finance, insurance and real estate 11%, retail 11%Average commute 34 minutes73% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages42% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 5%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F56 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days87 days above 90°F, 51 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Helena station, 4 mi away; snow from Bessemer 3 Wsw
Nearby landmarksGriffin Springspring · under a mileBuck Creek Springspring · 2.2 miRutherford Lakelake · 4.1 miFultons Lakelake · 4.6 miFalling Rockisland · 4.0 miPotato Hillpeak · 5.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMunicipal Parkpark · 1.6 miWarrior Park / Depotpark · 2.0 miEbenezer Swamp Ecological Preservestate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 72 acresAlabama National Cemeteryhistoric site · 5.7 mi · 479 acresEco Park at University Lakestate recreation area · 7.9 mi · 183 acresOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 9.0 mi · 8,857 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 20046 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202131 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateShelby County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025222 of 243 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Shelby County monitors, AL
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Alabaster Water Departmentserves 40,986 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation460 ft140 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Shelby Hospital3.7 miPost officeMaylene Post Office1.3 miTown hallAlabaster City Hall2.5 miPoliceAlabaster Police Department3.3 miFire stationCounty 17 Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools1 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryCreek View Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighThompson High School1.2 miMiddleThompson Intermediate School1.7 miCollegeUniversity of Montevallo8.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM24 miInterstateI-653.4 miUS highwayUS 313.1 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM20 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35114 ZIP area.
