Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:43 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min6:49 am – 4:49 pm
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People1,419 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.1588 householdsMedian household income $16,765Median home value $74,20070% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate37% of adults are in the labour force, 336 employedMain industries: education and health care 43%, transport, warehousing and utilities 23%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 49 minutes100% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher74% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 35°F55 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare68 days above 90°F, 44 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Greensboro 2 Wnw station, 7 mi away; snow from Warrior L&d
Nearby landmarksCharlie Moseley Lake Number Onelake · 1.1 miPhillips Lakelake · 1.2 miLawson Lakesreservoir · 1.7 miColeman Lakesreservoir · 3.7 miBuckmans Islandisland · 4.3 miJenny Watts Pointcape · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsM. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Areastate recreation area · 6.0 mi · 1,306 acresDavid K. Nelson (Demopolis) Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.0 mi · 7,907 acresChickasaw State Parkstate park · 25.7 mi · 489 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200413 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 30 Jun 201525 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHale County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 364 days measured80 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sumter County, AL, 28 mi away
Internet at home47% of households have a broadband subscription15% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone44% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHale County Water Authority, theserves 9,540 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation142 ft43 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHale County Hospital9.4 miPost officeSawyerville Post Office1.3 miTown hallGreensboro City Hall8.9 miPoliceHale County Sheriff's Office - Correction's Division7.1 miFire stationSawyerville Volunteer Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport MEI65 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM81 miInterstateI-2014 miUS highwayUS 439.5 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL33 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36776 ZIP area.
