Local servicesHospitalNorthwest Medical Center18.5 miPost officeSulligent Post Office1.8 miTown hallSulligent City Hall1.9 miPoliceSulligent Police Department1.9 miFire stationSulligent Volunteer Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGolden Triangle Regional Airport GTR39 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM83 miInterstateI-2216 miUS highwayUS 2785.2 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL58 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35586 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35586 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 25 min5:42 am – 8:06 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 54 min6:53 am – 4:47 pm
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People3,442 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.01,238 householdsMedian household income $42,375Median home value $101,700Median rent $556 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $252 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.8% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 1,202 employedMain industries: manufacturing 37%, education and health care 18%, retail 11%Average commute 19 minutes82% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 33°F58 in of rain a year, on about 68 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days71 days above 90°F, 66 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vernon station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksSulligent Lakelake · 2.3 miWilliam Phillips Lakelake · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLamar County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 8.5 mi · 58 acresMarion County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 15.1 miWilliam B. Bankhead National Forestnational forest · 44.6 mi · 182,015 acresTombigbee National Forestnational forest · 48.4 mi · 67,449 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 197520 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 4 May 200749 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowLamar County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tuscaloosa County, AL, 54 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription49% have cable, fibre or DSL25% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Sulligentserves 2,643 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation408 ft124 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
