Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:32 am – 7:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min6:40 am – 4:38 pm
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People9,968 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.74,393 householdsMedian household income $50,621Median home value $143,200Median rent $653 a month74% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $430 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 3,994 employedMain industries: manufacturing 29%, education and health care 21%, retail 13%Average commute 24 minutes82% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 32°F53 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare63 days above 90°F, 73 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rock Mills station, 4 mi away; snow from W Pt
Nearby landmarksHigh Pine Creek Lake Number 3lake · under a mileBell Lakelake · under a mileHigh Shoals Fallswaterfall · 4.3 miHorton Shoalrapids · 5.8 miSwan Hillpeak · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRoanoke Recreation Centerpark · 2.5 miWest Point Recreation Arearecreation area · 14.4 mi · 104 acresBush Head Shoals State Parkstate park · 18.4 mi · 811 acresChattahoochee Bend State Parkstate park · 26.8 mi · 2,918 acresTalladega National Forestnational forest · 45.0 mi · 394,709 acresTuskegee National Forestnational forest · 48.7 mi · 11,347 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 31 Oct 198246 mi away, near Hamilton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 31 Oct 198246 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowRandolph County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025287 of 354 days measured66 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 33, worst day 133main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clay County, AL, 30 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRandolph County Water & Sewer Authorityserves 10,290 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation858 ft262 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTanner Medical Center East Alabama10.6 miPost officeRoanoke Post Office2.1 miTown hallRoanoke City Hall2.1 miPoliceRoanoke Police Department2.0 miFire stationRoanoke Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryKnight Enloe Elementary School1.6 miCollegeSouthern Union State Community College12.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbus Airport CSG52 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL62 miInterstateI-8522 miUS highwayUS 4311.2 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN42 miCoachLa Grange Bus StationGreyhound24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36274 ZIP area.
