Local servicesHospitalRegional Rehabilitation Hospital9.9 miPost officeSalem Post Office3.3 miTown hallSmiths Station City Hall5.9 miFire stationSalem Volunteer Fire Department3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbus Airport CSG15 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL87 miInterstateI-8511 miUS highwayUS 4312.1 miCoachOpelika 4Th Street StationGreyhound11 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 36874 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 18 min5:33 am – 7:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 1 min6:38 am – 4:39 pm
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People9,096 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.03,643 householdsMedian household income $66,986Median home value $194,900Median rent $1,074 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $972 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 4,263 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, retail 13%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 30 minutes88% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 35°F53 in of rain a yearwettest month MarchSnow is rare74 days above 90°F, 46 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mulberry Grove station, 8 mi away; snow from Seale
Parks and public landsLee County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 6.6 mi · 124 acresSmiths Station Sports Complexpark · 5.5 mi · 78 acresStanding Boy Creek State Parkstate park · 8.6 mi · 1,581 acresBlanton Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.2 mi · 4,771 acresChewacla State Parkstate park · 15.7 mi · 611 acresFort Mitchell National Cemeteryhistoric site · 17.6 mi · 305 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 198219 mi away, near Hamilton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 31 Oct 198219 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLee County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality55% of days had good air in 2025199 of 365 days measured161 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 48, worst day 166main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Muscogee County, GA, 19 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Auburn, the Ww Board of theserves 74,292 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation571 ft174 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
