Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:38 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min6:49 am – 4:43 pm
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People285 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.5128 householdsMedian household income $26,750Median home value $101,000Median rent $921 a month49% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $259 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher75% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 31°F62 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month January1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days58 days above 90°F, 73 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jasper station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Greylake · 2.2 miLittle Creek Mine Lakelake · 2.6 miYork Mountainpeak · 6.1 miTurkey Hillpeak · 2.4 miBevill State Community Collegecollege · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMinkin Fossil Sitestate conservation land · 4.4 miWalker County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 7.9 mi · 152 acresRickwood Caverns State Parkstate park · 13.3 mi · 386 acresBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 26.2 miWilliam B. Bankhead National Forestnational forest · 25.5 mi · 182,015 acresTalladega National Forestnational forest · 41.4 mi · 394,709 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197544 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201136 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWalker County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning 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, nearest monitors: Jefferson County, AL, 21 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterJasper Water Works & Sewer Boardserves 28,638 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202110 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation404 ft123 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Walker Hospital8.7 miPost officeSipsey Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSipsey City Hallunder a milePoliceSumiton Police Department5.1 miFire stationSipsey Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBevill State Community College5.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM26 miInterstateI-227.5 miUS highwayUS 787.5 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM27 miCoachJasper Love'SGreyhound9.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35584 ZIP area.
