Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min5:34 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min6:46 am – 4:40 pm
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People2,861 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.31,017 householdsMedian household income $78,906Median home value $181,600Median rent $721 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $420 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 1,260 employedMain industries: construction 20%, retail 20%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 31 minutes81% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 5%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 33°F57 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month December2 in of snow a year, on about 0 days52 days above 90°F, 65 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oneonta station, 10 mi away; snow from Walnut Grove
Parks and public landsSiberton Parkpark · 9.5 miVivian Lee Maddox Sports Complexrecreation area · 9.7 miBoys Club Horse Arenapublic land · 14.1 miFreedom Riders National Monumentnational monument · 27.2 miTalladega National Forestnational forest · 30.4 mi · 394,709 acresRose Purchase Unitnational forest · 30.8 mi · 161 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 3.5 on 29 Aug 197522 mi away, near Gurley, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201130 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSt. Clair County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025223 of 363 days measured140 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Etowah County, AL, 15 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription49% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNorthwest St Clair Water Systemserves 3,039 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation760 ft232 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUAB Saint Vincent's Blount Hospital14.5 miPost officeSteele Post Office3.2 miTown hallSteele Town Hall3.3 miPoliceSteele Police Department3.3 miFire stationChandler Mountain Volunteer Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM38 miInterstateI-591.1 miUS highwayUS 11under a mileAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN30 miCoachGadsden U-HaulGreyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35987 ZIP area.
