Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Walker Hospital15.6 miPost officeQuinton Post Office4.8 miTown hallWest Jefferson Town Hall3.7 miPoliceDora Police Department8.0 miFire stationCopeland Ferry Pumpkin Center Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBevill State Community College9.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM23 miInterstateI-224.3 miUS highwayUS 784.3 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM21 miCoachJasper Love'SGreyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35130 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35130 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:38 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:49 am – 4:44 pm
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People3,202 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.71,332 householdsMedian household income $40,690Median home value $90,400Median rent $592 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $338 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate46% of adults are in the labour force, 1,185 employedMain industries: education and health care 19%, retail 16%, hospitality, food and recreation 14%Average commute 31 minutes78% drive alone, 16% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 34°F60 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare70 days above 90°F, 60 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bankhead L&d station, 18 mi away
Nearby landmarksRattlesnake Lakelake · 2.8 miWest Jefferson Reservoirreservoir · 3.3 miMiller Steam Plant Water Storagereservoir · 3.8 miBentley Lakelake · 5.1 miChapel Hillpeak · 7.4 miBeavers Pointcape · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAdams Parkpark · 9.2 mi · 54 acresWalker County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 12.5 mi · 152 acresMinkin Fossil Sitestate conservation land · 12.2 miBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 20.2 miWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.3 miRickwood Caverns State Parkstate park · 22.8 mi · 386 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197541 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201134 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, 15 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of West Jefferson Water Systemserves 3,243 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation614 ft187 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
