Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:33 am – 7:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min6:45 am – 4:39 pm
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People6,063 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.02,349 householdsMedian household income $68,250Median home value $135,900Median rent $766 a month94% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $605 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 2,312 employedMain industries: manufacturing 38%, education and health care 15%, retail 11%Average commute 36 minutes94% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 7% 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 70°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 33°F52 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month MarchSnow is rare65 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Talladega 10 Nne station, 15 mi away; snow from Jacksonville
Parks and public landsAlexandria Youth Activities Centerrecreation area · 7.8 miFreedom Riders National Monumentnational monument · 11.9 miColdwater Mountainstate recreation area · 13.0 miMountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.4 mi · 9,014 acresFort McClellan Post Cemeteryhistoric site · 14.0 miRose Purchase Unitnational forest · 18.8 mi · 161 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 29 Aug 197534 mi away, near Gurley, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201134 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCalhoun County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025223 of 363 days measured140 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Etowah County, AL, 18 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterOhatchee Water Systemserves 1,680 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation531 ft162 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalStringfellow Memorial Hospital13.7 miPost officeOhatchee Post Office1.1 miTown hallOhatchee Municipal Building1.1 miPoliceOhatchee Police Department1.1 miFire stationOhatchee Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryOhatchee Elementary School1.0 miHighOhatchee High School1.0 miCollegeJacksonville State University14.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM45 miInterstateI-2014 miUS highwayUS 4316.9 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN14 miCoachAnniston Amtrak Train StationGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36271 ZIP area.
