Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:39 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:49 am – 4:45 pm
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People2,916 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.21,185 householdsMedian household income $46,968Median home value $110,800Median rent $450 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $309 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate40% of adults are in the labour force, 882 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, transport, warehousing and utilities 15%, manufacturing 14%Average commute 37 minutes94% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 34°F60 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare70 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bankhead L&d station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksRed Hillpeak · 3.0 miChapel Hillpeak · 3.9 miStrip Mining Impoundment Number 1reservoir · 4.7 miCoal Springspring · 5.5 miRattlesnake Lakelake · 8.5 miStrip Mining Impoundment Number 2reservoir · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWalker County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 13.3 mi · 152 acresWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 27.3 miBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 30.7 miWilliam B. Bankhead National Forestnational forest · 36.0 mi · 182,015 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197530 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201145 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWalker County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning 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, nearest monitors: Jefferson County, AL, 25 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription42% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Oakmanserves 3,576 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation411 ft125 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Walker Hospital16.0 miPost officeGoodsprings Post Office6.4 miTown hallParrish Town Hall8.7 miPoliceOakman Police Department6.9 miFire stationPleasant Field Volunteer Fire Department3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM34 miInterstateI-2211 miUS highwayUS 7811 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM31 miCoachJasper Love'SGreyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35579 ZIP area.
