Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:38 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:46 am – 4:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 36°F56 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days63 days above 90°F, 43 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Alabaster Shelby Co Ap station, 2 mi away; snow from Bessemer 3 Wsw
Nearby landmarksFultons Lakelake · 1.7 miKimberly-Clark Lakelake · 2.8 miBlue Springspring · 3.1 miBuck Creek Springspring · 3.3 miPeavine Fallswaterfall · 7.0 miUniversity of Montevallocollege · 8.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLimestone Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 99 acresEbenezer Swamp Ecological Preservestate conservation land · 2.9 mi · 72 acresVeterans Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 81 acresAlabama National Cemeteryhistoric site · 5.8 mi · 479 acresOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 7.4 mi · 8,857 acresEco Park at University Lakestate recreation area · 8.7 mi · 183 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 200411 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202129 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateShelby County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025222 of 243 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Shelby County monitors, AL
Drinking waterCity of Alabaster Water Departmentserves 40,986 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation567 ft173 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Shelby Hospital3.7 miPost officeSaginaw Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAlabaster City Hall3.2 miPoliceShelby County Sheriff's Office Airport Substation2.1 miFire stationSaginaw Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Montevallo8.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM25 miInterstateI-65under a mileUS highwayUS 31under a mileAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM21 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35137 ZIP area.
