Local servicesHospitalSummerford Health and Rehab11.8 miPost officeValhermoso Springs Post Office3.2 miTown hallSomerville Town Hall4.0 miPoliceSomerville Police Department4.0 miFire stationCotaco Fire Department2.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHuntsville International Airport HSV12 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM62 miInterstateI-659.9 miUS highwayUS 2317.8 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM66 miCoachHuntsville, AlGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35670 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35670 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min5:34 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min6:49 am – 4:40 pm
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People7,116 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.52,691 householdsMedian household income $48,531Median home value $165,200Median rent $765 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $517 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 2,789 employedMain industries: manufacturing 25%, construction 16%, retail 15%Average commute 28 minutes85% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 33°F54 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month December2 in of snow a year, on about 2 days62 days above 90°F, 56 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Huntsville Intl Ap station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsWheeler National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.2 mi · 7,996 acresHurricane Creek Parkstate park · 15.2 mi · 65 acresSwan Creek Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 19.0 mi · 3,856 acresMonte Sano State Parkstate park · 21.0 mi · 206 acresMallard-fox Creek Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 25.6 mi · 1,867 acresWilliam B. Bankhead National Forestnational forest · 27.2 mi · 182,015 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 8 Dec 200133 mi away, near Pleasant Groves, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 6 May 201049 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMorgan County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025288 of 365 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 71main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Morgan County monitors, AL
Internet at home76% of households have a broadband subscription48% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterNe Morgan Co., Water & Sewer Authorityserves 25,854 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation614 ft187 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
