Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 20 min5:37 am – 7:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min6:45 am – 4:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,146 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.01,334 householdsMedian household income $72,500Median home value $220,000Median rent $775 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,146 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.7% unemployment rate46% of adults are in the labour force, 1,281 employedMain industries: transport, warehousing and utilities 19%, retail 17%, education and health care 15%Average commute 27 minutes83% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 4% 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 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 33°F56 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days56 days above 90°F, 46 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Thorsby Exp Stn station, 14 mi away; snow from Childersburg Wtp
Parks and public landsTalladega National Forestnational forest · 2.8 mi · 394,709 acresBeeswax Creek Parkpark · 6.2 mi · 82 acresColumbiana Sports Complexrecreation area · 7.5 miCoosa Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.8 mi · 794 acresAlabama National Cemeteryhistoric site · 16.6 mi · 479 acresOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 17.8 mi · 8,857 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 200425 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202124 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateShelby County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025222 of 243 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Shelby County monitors, AL
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Alabaster Water Departmentserves 40,986 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation532 ft162 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUAB Saint Vincent's Chilton15.0 miPost officeShelby Post Office2.7 miTown hallColumbiana City Hall6.7 miPoliceColumbiana Police Department6.6 miFire stationShelby Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Station 11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryShelby Elementary Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM35 miInterstateI-6510 miUS highwayUS 3111 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM33 miCoachSylacauga Allen OilGreyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35143 ZIP area.
