Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min5:31 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min6:46 am – 4:37 pm
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People3,414 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.71,403 householdsMedian household income $51,875Median home value $134,900Median rent $724 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $395 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 1,412 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, manufacturing 21%, retail 20%Average commute 32 minutes86% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 1%Source: 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, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsBuck's Pocket State Parkstate park · 4.5 mi · 669 acresGoosepond Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 51 acresSauta Cave National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.5 mi · 266 acresLake Guntersville State Parkstate park · 9.3 miJackson County Parkpark · 6.9 miCathedral Caverns State Parkstate park · 12.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200322 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 202042 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, 13 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL25% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSection & Dutton, Water Works Bd. ofserves 35,259 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202114 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,273 ft388 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHighlands Medical Center8.9 miPost officeSection Post Office3.1 miTown hallSection Municipal Building3.1 miPoliceSection Police Department3.1 miFire stationMacedonia Volunteer Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMacedonia Elementary School1.5 miCollegeNortheast Alabama Community College5.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHuntsville International Airport HSV44 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM80 miInterstateI-5916 miUS highwayUS 727.1 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN62 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35771 ZIP area.
