Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:37 am – 7:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 59 min6:43 am – 4:42 pm
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People1,755 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.0785 householdsMedian household income $50,114Median home value $140,300Median rent $603 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $291 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate36% of adults are in the labour force, 548 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, transport, warehousing and utilities 16%, construction 14%Average commute 36 minutes76% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F60 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year46 days above 90°F, 46 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rockford 3 Ese station, 7 mi away; snow from Clanton
Parks and public landsCoosa Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 766 acresTalladega National Forestnational forest · 14.2 mi · 394,709 acresWind Creek State Parkstate park · 19.7 mi · 1,378 acresTuskegee National Forestnational forest · 46.0 mi · 11,347 acresSource: 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 200445 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202129 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCoosa County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowHeat wave 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, 37 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRockford Utilities Board, INCserves 3,759 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation441 ft134 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRussell Medical Center18.8 miPost officeRockford Post Office3.9 miTown hallRockford Town Hall4.0 miPoliceCoosa County Sheriff's Office3.9 miFire stationRockford Volunteer Fire Department3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport MGM41 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM54 miInterstateI-6518 miUS highwayUS 2313.6 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM53 miCoachAlexander City Barber ShopGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35136 ZIP area.
