Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:43 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min6:48 am – 4:48 pm
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People567 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.4278 householdsMedian household income $51,875Median home value $87,30094% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $483 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting18.7% unemployment rate45% of adults are in the labour force, 196 employedMain industries: retail 29%, transport, warehousing and utilities 11%, construction 10%Average commute 23 minutes92% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 2% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages5% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher75% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 36°F55 in of rain a year, on about 67 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare81 days above 90°F, 39 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Greensboro station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksHardenbergh Lakelake · 1.1 miWalthall Lakelake · 1.6 miKyser Lakesreservoir · 1.5 miWatershed Structure Number Elevenreservoir · 2.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsM. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Areastate recreation area · 9.0 mi · 1,000 acresChickasaw State Parkstate park · 21.6 mi · 489 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200424 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202146 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHale County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 364 days measured80 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sumter County, AL, 39 mi away
Internet at home50% of households have a broadband subscription19% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone43% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHale County Water Authority, theserves 9,540 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation161 ft49 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHale County Hospital8.3 miPost officeNewbern Post Office1.0 miTown hallGreensboro City Hall9.0 miPoliceHale County Sheriff's Office9.0 miFire stationNewburn Volunteer Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMarion Military Institute11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport MGM69 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM81 miInterstateI-2030 miUS highwayUS 809.2 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL42 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36765 ZIP area.
