Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 28 min5:39 am – 8:07 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 51 min6:53 am – 4:45 pm
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People1,642 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.1606 householdsMedian household income $92,679Median home value $211,200Median rent $955 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $580 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 689 employedMain industries: manufacturing 17%, professional and business services 14%, other services 14%Average commute 23 minutes76% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, other languages 5%, Spanish 4%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 30°F59 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days41 days above 90°F, 76 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Russellville 4 Sse station, 7 mi away; snow from Russellville #2
Parks and public landsJohn Blackwell Parkrecreation area · 8.0 mi · 104 acresCity Lake Parkpark · 8.7 miWilliam B. Bankhead National Forestnational forest · 20.2 mi · 182,015 acresSeven-mile Island Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 22.4 mi · 3,204 acresKey Cave National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 22.6 mi · 1,053 acresTishomingo State Parkstate park · 23.2 mi · 1,443 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197548 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 28 May 200042 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFranklin County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado 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, nearest monitors: Morgan County, AL, 56 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterRussellville Water Works and Sewer Boardserves 17,100 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation893 ft272 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRussellville Hospital8.9 miPost officeSpruce Pine Post Office6.1 miTown hallHodges Town Hall8.2 miPoliceFranklin County Sheriff's Office6.8 miFire stationFrog Pond Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNorthwest Alabama Regional Airport MSL26 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM86 miInterstateI-2222 miUS highwayUS 434.6 miCoachRussellville Bus StopGreyhound7.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35585 ZIP area.
