Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:37 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:48 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F57 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days65 days above 90°F, 47 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Birmingham Ap station, 17 mi away
Nearby landmarksSayre Impoundment Number 1reservoir · under a mileYork Mountainpeak · 4.9 miChetopa Mine - Impoundment Number 2reservoir · 2.6 miBevill State Community Collegecollege · 5.1 miWilliams Lakelake · 5.1 miThornton Lakelake · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJohn Bensko Parkpark · 5.6 miSpring St Parkpark · 7.9 miRickwood Caverns State Parkstate park · 12.8 mi · 386 acresMinkin Fossil Sitestate conservation land · 12.8 miBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 16.4 miWalker County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 15.6 mi · 152 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197550 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201126 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighJefferson County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Very HighLightning Very HighCold wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality44% of days had good air in 2025159 of 365 days measured204 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 52, worst day 117main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, AL
Drinking waterCentral Alabama Water Systemserves 585,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation408 ft124 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBradford Health Services Warrior Residential Hospital Treatment Center9.9 miPost officeSumiton Post Office4.9 miTown hallSumiton City Hall5.1 miPoliceSumiton Police Department5.1 miFire stationBagley Volunteer Fire and Rescue1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBevill State Community College5.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM17 miInterstateI-224.5 miUS highwayOld US Hwy 781.1 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM17 miCoachJasper Love'SGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35139 ZIP area.
