Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 24 min5:38 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:49 am – 4:43 pm
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People2,241 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.81,002 householdsMedian household income $56,574Median home value $162,700Median rent $850 a month68% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $415 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 1,138 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, retail 17%, transport, warehousing and utilities 14%Average commute 27 minutes77% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 5% 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, 19 mi away
Nearby landmarksBevill State Community Collegecollege · under a mileYork Mountainpeak · 3.4 miWilliams Lakelake · 2.7 miLittle Creek Mine Lakelake · 3.8 miTurkey Hillpeak · 2.9 miSayre Impoundment Number 1reservoir · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMinkin Fossil Sitestate conservation land · 7.7 miWalker County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 10.7 mi · 152 acresRickwood Caverns State Parkstate park · 13.2 mi · 386 acresBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 21.3 miWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 26.6 miWilliam B. Bankhead National Forestnational forest · 30.5 mi · 182,015 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197546 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201131 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, 16 mi away
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSumiton Water Works Boardserves 5,994 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation494 ft151 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBradford Health Services Warrior Residential Hospital Treatment Center11.1 miPost officeSumiton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSumiton City Hallunder a milePoliceSumiton Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationSumiton Fire and Rescue Serviceunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementarySumiton Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolSumiton Christian Schoolunder a mileMiddleSumiton Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeBevill State Community Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM22 miInterstateI-225.8 miUS highwayOld US Hwy 784.5 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM22 miCoachJasper Love'SGreyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35148 ZIP area.
