Local servicesHospitalCahaba Medical Center West End6.0 miPost officeShannon Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLipscomb City Hall3.3 miPoliceHoover Police Department4.1 miFire stationHoover Fire Department Station 10under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 2 otherElementaryBluff Park Elementary School1.1 miElementaryOxmoor Valley Elementary School1.5 miSchoolUnited Ability1.8 miCollegeLawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM13 miInterstateI-4593.3 miUS highwayUS 313.8 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM8.3 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound8.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min5:38 am – 8:00 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min6:47 am – 4:43 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 34°F55 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days80 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bessemer 3 Wsw station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksLittle Shades Mountainpeak · 1.2 miHales Springspring · 1.1 miLawson State Community College - Birmingham Campuscollege · 3.2 miMuscoda Mountainpeak · 2.7 miVestavia Lakelake · 5.8 miB Mountain Lakelake · 2.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRed Mountain Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 1,186 acresHoover West Park (Shades Mountain Park)park · 2.8 miWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.5 miBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 8.2 miOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 7.3 mi · 8,857 acresTannehill Ironworks Historical State Parkstate historic site · 14.0 mi · 569 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 200415 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202144 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
Elevation648 ft198 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
