Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min5:37 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min6:54 am – 4:43 pm
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People9,367 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.34,774 householdsMedian household income $40,065Median home value $135,400Median rent $829 a month61% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $566 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 3,918 employedMain industries: education and health care 19%, manufacturing 15%, retail 13%Average commute 19 minutes79% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 29°F58 in of rain a yearwettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days58 days above 90°F, 67 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Muscle Shoals Wtp station, 3 mi away; snow from Russellville #2
Nearby landmarksNorthwest Shoals Community College Shoals Campuscollege · 1.7 miO'Neal Harborbay · 2.4 miUniversity of North Alabamacollege · 3.6 miBeaver Dam Creek Springsspring · 1.6 miRiver Hill (historical)peak · 2.8 miBig Springspring · 2.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSeven-mile Island Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 2.2 mi · 3,204 acresMcfarland Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 362 acresTom Coburn Ball Fieldsrecreation area · 1.7 miKey Cave National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.4 mi · 1,053 acresShoal Creek Preserve Tractstate conservation land · 11.2 mi · 303 acresFreedom Hills Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.7 mi · 715 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 3.9 on 20 Aug 19897 mi away, near East Florence, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 4 May 199441 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowColbert County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025290 of 356 days measured66 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 68main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lawrence County, TN, 36 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSheffield Utilities, City of Sheffieldserves 13,758 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation489 ft149 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHelen Keller Hospitalunder a milePost officeSheffield Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSheffield Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceSheffield Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationSheffield Fire Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools2 elementary, 2 middle, 3 highElementaryW A Threadgill Primary Schoolunder a mileHighSheffield High Schoolunder a mileMiddleSheffield Junior High Schoolunder a mileCollegeNorthwest Shoals Community College Shoals Campus1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorthwest Alabama Regional Airport MSL4.8 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM99 miUS highwayUS 431.7 miCoachFlorenceGreyhound6.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35660 ZIP area.
