Local servicesHospitalHighlands Medical Center5.5 miPost officeLangston Post Office4.4 miTown hallLangston Town Hall4.4 miPoliceScottsboro Police Department6.0 miFire stationScottsboro Fire Department Station 22.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeNortheast Alabama Community College11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHuntsville International Airport HSV38 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM81 miInterstateI-5923 miUS highwayUS 721.5 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN67 miCoachHuntsville, AlGreyhound26 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35769 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35769 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min5:32 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min6:47 am – 4:37 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,908 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.94,269 householdsMedian household income $55,687Median home value $210,700Median rent $759 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $845 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 3,851 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, manufacturing 16%, retail 14%Average commute 23 minutes86% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 29°F60 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days57 days above 90°F, 75 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Scottsboro station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksPine Mountainpeak · 1.3 miFish Pondlake · 1.9 miGuffey Springspring · under a mileBridges Springspring · 1.0 miCave Mountainpeak · 2.1 miWiley Lake (historical)lake · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSauta Cave National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 1.5 mi · 266 acresGoosepond Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 51 acresCathedral Caverns State Parkstate park · 6.5 miBynum Complexpark · 5.3 miBuck's Pocket State Parkstate park · 8.5 mi · 669 acresLake Guntersville State Parkstate park · 10.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200328 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 202039 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJackson County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025282 of 365 days measured83 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: DeKalb County, AL, 20 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterScottsboro Water Sewer & Gbserves 22,200 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation639 ft195 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
