Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:39 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:49 am – 4:44 pm
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People3,789 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.81,498 householdsMedian household income $52,135Median home value $101,600Median rent $944 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $309 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 1,612 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, retail 13%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 33 minutes79% drive alone, 16% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher78% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 31°F62 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month January1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days58 days above 90°F, 73 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jasper station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksGayosa Mountainpeak · 2.6 miChapel Hillpeak · 5.8 miStrip Mining Impoundment Number 2reservoir · 2.9 miStrip Mining Impoundment Number 1reservoir · 3.6 miRattlesnake Lakelake · 6.7 miWalker County Lakelake · 7.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWalker County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 7.1 mi · 152 acresMinkin Fossil Sitestate conservation land · 9.5 miMemorial Parkpark · 9.9 miRickwood Caverns State Parkstate park · 26.2 mi · 386 acresBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 29.2 miWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 28.5 miSource: 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 197533 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201142 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, 24 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription36% have cable, fibre or DSL40% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterParrish Water Works Boardserves 6,333 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation520 ft158 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Walker Hospital10.0 miPost officeGoodsprings Post Office3.1 miTown hallParrish Town Hall2.7 miPoliceParrish Town Police Department2.7 miFire stationParrish Volunteer Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBevill State Community College Jasper Campus9.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM31 miInterstateI-224.9 miUS highwayUS 784.9 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM30 miCoachJasper Love'SGreyhound6.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35580 ZIP area.
