Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 15 min5:45 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 3 min6:48 am – 4:51 pm
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People1,850 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.7754 householdsMedian household income $51,429Median home value $66,200Median rent $909 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $213 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 849 employedMain industries: manufacturing 34%, transport, warehousing and utilities 18%, education and health care 15%Average commute 31 minutes80% drive alone, 16% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 59°F, lows 37°F57 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month JulySnow is rare75 days above 90°F, 41 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Thomasville station, 17 mi away
Parks and public landsChickasaw State Parkstate park · 18.7 mi · 489 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200438 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 16 May 200828 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMarengo County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 364 days measured80 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sumter County, AL, 38 mi away
Internet at home70% of households have a broadband subscription36% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Sweet Water, the Ww & Sb of theserves 465 people from ground water6 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation229 ft70 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOchsner Choctaw General Hospital17.3 miPost officeSweet Water Post Office2.5 miTown hallSweet Water Town Hall2.7 miFire stationSouth Marengo Fire and Rescue Squad1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport MEI52 miMajor airportPensacola International Airport PNS121 miInterstateI-2037 miUS highwayUS 437.8 miAmtrakUnion Station MEI49 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36782 ZIP area.
