Local servicesHospitalUAB Saint Vincent's Saint Clair4.1 miPost officeCropwell Post Office4.0 miTown hallCity Hall of Pell City3.8 miPoliceSaint Clair County Sheriff's Office - Pell City3.6 miFire stationWolf Creek Volunteer Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM24 miInterstateI-203.0 miUS highwayUS 782.7 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM27 miCoachSylacauga Allen OilGreyhound27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35128 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35128 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:35 am – 7:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min6:45 am – 4:41 pm
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People10,546 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.04,169 householdsMedian household income $83,990Median home value $247,400Median rent $1,246 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $781 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 4,933 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, professional and business services 13%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 31 minutes83% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 31°F57 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year62 days above 90°F, 71 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Talladega station, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksGolden Lakelake · under a mileWolf Creek Mountainpeak · 1.5 miWolf Ranch Lakelake · 2.3 miHigh Pointpeak · 6.1 miGum Springsspring · 5.4 miHarmons Islandisland · 3.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTalladega National Forestnational forest · 4.9 mi · 394,709 acresPell City Sports Complexpark · 3.7 mi · 78 acresPell City Recreation Hallpark · 4.0 miFreedom Riders National Monumentnational monument · 25.5 miOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 25.0 mi · 8,857 acresBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 27.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 200444 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201112 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSt. Clair County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado 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, 32 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Pell Cityserves 17,586 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation553 ft169 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
