Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:33 am – 7:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min6:43 am – 4:39 pm
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People18,919 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.47,330 householdsMedian household income $69,485Median home value $178,700Median rent $890 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $699 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 8,649 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, manufacturing 21%, professional and business services 10%Average commute 26 minutes84% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 6%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 34°F52 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days60 days above 90°F, 52 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Anniston Metro Ap station, 1 mi away; snow from Heflin
Parks and public landsColdwater Mountainstate recreation area · 2.8 mi · 283 acresOxford Community Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 113 acresFreedom Riders National Monumentnational monument · 5.4 miChoccolocco Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 322 acresCheaha State Parkstate park · 6.1 mi · 3,610 acresMountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.5 mi · 9,014 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 197547 mi away, near Gurley, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201141 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 quality81% of days had good air in 2025287 of 354 days measured66 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 33, worst day 133main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clay County, AL, 22 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterOxford Water Works & Sewer Boardserves 31,239 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2024: Trichloroethylene, maximum contaminant level22 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation614 ft187 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNoland Hospital - Anniston5.1 miPost officeOxford Post Office1.2 miTown hallOxford City Hall1.7 miPoliceOxford Police Department2.0 miFire stationOxford Fire Department Station 21.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighOxford High School2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM53 miInterstateI-201.5 miUS highwayUS 781.6 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN4.6 miCoachAnniston Amtrak Train StationGreyhound4.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36203 ZIP area.
