Local servicesHospitalHill Crest Behavioral Health Services6.8 miPost officeNew Castle Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGardendale City Hall2.0 miPoliceGardendale Police Department2.3 miFire stationFultondale Fire and Rescue Service2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 middle, 1 highHighFultondale High Schoolunder a mileMiddleTarrant Middle and High School1.7 miCollegeJefferson State Community College - Jefferson Campus4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM5.4 miInterstateI-652.6 miUS highwayUS 311.7 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM8.8 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound8.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35119 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35119 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:37 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:47 am – 4:42 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F57 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days65 days above 90°F, 47 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Birmingham Ap station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksEast Lakelake · 5.6 miIndian Valley Camp Lakelake · 2.6 miPawnee Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miJefferson State Community College - Jefferson Campuscollege · 4.2 miEasterwood Mountainpeak · 4.1 miBuckhorn Springspring · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLuman Harris Parkrecreation area · under a mileBlack Creek Ball Parkrecreation area · 1.5 miBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 8.7 miTurkey Creek Nature Preservestate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 486 acresRickwood Caverns State Parkstate park · 16.6 mi · 386 acresOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 18.8 mi · 8,857 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 200432 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201114 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighJefferson County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Very HighLightning Very HighCold wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality44% of days had good air in 2025159 of 365 days measured204 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 52, worst day 117main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, AL
Drinking waterCentral Alabama Water Systemserves 585,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation600 ft183 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
