Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:39 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min6:46 am – 4:44 pm
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People17,610 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.46,033 householdsMedian household income $57,372Median home value $179,000Median rent $882 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $690 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 7,914 employedMain industries: education and health care 17%, construction 17%, retail 14%Average commute 28 minutes76% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 76%, Spanish 23%11% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 36°F56 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days63 days above 90°F, 43 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alabaster Shelby Co Ap station, 7 mi away; snow from Bessemer 3 Wsw
Parks and public landsAlabama National Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.2 mi · 479 acresEco Park at University Lakestate recreation area · 2.5 mi · 183 acresStephens Parkpark · 2.2 miOrr Parkpark · 3.5 miEbenezer Swamp Ecological Preservestate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 72 acresCahaba River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.3 mi · 4,764 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 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 202126 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 home89% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMontevallo Water Works & Sewer Boardserves 10,746 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation689 ft210 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Shelby Hospital8.9 miPost officeMontevallo Post Office3.3 miTown hallMontevallo City Hall3.4 miPoliceMontevallo Police Department3.4 miFire stationWest Shelby Fire and Rescue District Station 11.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Montevallo2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM30 miInterstateI-657.1 miUS highwayUS 317.6 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM26 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35115 ZIP area.
