Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 17 min5:41 am – 7:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 1 min6:45 am – 4:46 pm
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People9,125 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.44,543 householdsMedian household income $32,227Median home value $79,200Median rent $725 a month58% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $286 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.5% unemployment rate43% of adults are in the labour force, 3,037 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 18%, public administration 9%Average commute 28 minutes82% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 36°F55 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare81 days above 90°F, 40 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Selma station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksJ Friday Number 2 Lakelake · under a mileJ Friday Number 1 Lakelake · under a mileGardiner Islandisland · 3.1 miGeorge Corley Wallace State Community College Selmacollege · 6.0 miSelma Universitycollege · 7.0 miKenan Pondsreservoir · 7.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsValley Creek Parkpark · 7.3 mi · 97 acresBloch Parkpark · 7.5 mi · 64 acresLowndes Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.6 mi · 1,417 acresPaul M. Grist State Parkstate park · 12.1 mi · 990 acresOld Cahawba Prairie Tractstate recreation area · 14.2 mi · 3,024 acresDallas County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 15.7 mi · 92 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Apr 200930 mi away, near Centreville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202126 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowDallas County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025229 of 359 days measured130 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Montgomery County, AL, 44 mi away
Internet at home75% of households have a broadband subscription40% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Selma, the Ww and Sb of theserves 21,834 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation171 ft52 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVaughan Regional Medical Center8.3 miPost officeSelma Post Office6.2 miTown hallSelma City Hall6.4 miPoliceSelma Police Department6.2 miFire stationBurnsville Volunteer Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeGeorge Corley Wallace State Community College Selma6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport MGM32 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM79 miInterstateI-6528 miUS highwayUS 804.9 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL65 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36703 ZIP area.