Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:40 am – 7:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min6:45 am – 4:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People1,484 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.9550 householdsMedian home value $93,700Median rent $825 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $239 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 675 employedMain industries: retail 18%, manufacturing 17%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%Average commute 30 minutes84% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher73% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 36°F55 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare81 days above 90°F, 40 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Selma station, 17 mi away
Parks and public landsPaul M. Grist State Parkstate park · 5.8 mi · 990 acresTalladega National Forestnational forest · 39.5 mi · 394,709 acresSource: 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 3.6 on 19 Aug 200439 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202112 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowDallas County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025229 of 359 days measured130 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Montgomery County, AL, 50 mi away
Internet at home67% of households have a broadband subscription19% have cable, fibre or DSL26% rely on a mobile data plan alone33% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Selma, the Ww and Sb of theserves 21,834 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation358 ft109 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVaughan Regional Medical Center17.4 miPost officePlantersville Post Office2.5 miFire stationPlantersville Volunteer Fire Department2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport MGM37 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM64 miInterstateI-6521 miUS highwayUS 826.3 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL55 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36758 ZIP area.
