Local servicesHospitalAndalusia Health Hospital5.1 miPost officeRiver Falls Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRiver Falls Town Hallunder a milePoliceRiver Falls Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationRiver Falls Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia Campus6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDestin-Fort Walton Beach Airport VPS60 miMajor airportPensacola International Airport PNS72 miInterstateI-6523 miUS highwayUS 841.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36476 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 12 min5:42 am – 7:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 7 min6:41 am – 4:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People43 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.121 households29% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 61°F, lows 35°F60 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month AugustSnow is rare80 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Andalusia 3 W station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksPoint A Lakelake · 2.5 miWillow Wood Pondlake · 1.8 miThe Oaks RV Park and Campgroundcampground · 4.9 miLurleen B Wallace Community College Andalusia Campuscollege · 6.2 miRawls Pointcape · 7.7 miGantt Millpondreservoir · 8.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCooper Parkrecreation area · 4.2 miRobinson Memorial Parkpark · 4.5 miConecuh National Forestnational forest · 12.7 mi · 85,123 acresFrank Jackson State Parkstate park · 15.7 mi · 2,077 acresFlorala State Parkstate park · 27.8 mi · 65 acresPea River Land Utilization Projectnational forest · 40.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 24 Oct 199750 mi away, near Flomaton, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 3 Sep 202044 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCovington County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025338 of 360 days measured22 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Okaloosa County, FL, 51 mi away
Internet at home62% of households have a broadband subscription19% have cable, fibre or DSL33% rely on a mobile data plan alone38% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterRiver Falls Water Systemserves 1,050 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation235 ft72 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
