Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min5:35 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min6:47 am – 4:40 pm
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People16,170 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.56,002 householdsMedian household income $60,177Median home value $179,900Median rent $711 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $625 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 6,406 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, construction 13%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 33 minutes84% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 9%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 33°F57 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month December2 in of snow a year, on about 0 days52 days above 90°F, 65 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oneonta station, 2 mi away; snow from Walnut Grove
Parks and public landsWoodland Parkpark · 1.1 miOneontarecreation area · 2.2 miRickwood Caverns State Parkstate park · 23.3 mi · 386 acresBoys Club Horse Arenapublic land · 24.4 miTalladega National Forestnational forest · 31.8 mi · 394,709 acresBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 36.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 29 Aug 197512 mi away, near Gurley, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201127 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBlount County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado 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, 25 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Oneonta, Ub of theserves 19,971 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation980 ft299 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUAB Saint Vincent's Blount Hospital2.6 miPost officeOneonta Post Office1.4 miTown hallOneonta City Hall1.6 miPoliceOneonta Police Department1.6 miFire stationOneonta Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM31 miInterstateI-5910 miUS highwayUS 231under a mileAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM36 miCoachGadsden U-HaulGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35121 ZIP area.
