Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min5:35 am – 7:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:44 am – 4:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 31°F57 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year62 days above 90°F, 71 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Talladega station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksSand Mountainpeak · 2.7 miTallaseehatchee Watershed Number Six Lakelake · 1.1 miBlue Holelake · 1.3 miLondons Hillpeak · 2.7 miTalladega Collegecollege · 4.8 miGrogans Springspring · 3.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTalladega National Forestnational forest · 2.2 mi · 394,709 acresBen Bruner Sports Complexrecreation area · 4.3 mi · 53 acresVeterans Parkpark · 4.4 miCheaha State Parkstate park · 17.5 mi · 3,610 acresFreedom Riders National Monumentnational monument · 22.2 miRose Purchase Unitnational forest · 41.6 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 197542 mi away, near Gurley, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201129 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateTalladega County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025287 of 354 days measured66 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 33, worst day 133main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clay County, AL, 16 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Talladega Water & Sewer Boardserves 20,250 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20218 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation621 ft189 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Citizens Hospital5.4 miPost officeTalladega Post Office5.1 miTown hallTalladega City Hall4.8 miPoliceTalladega County Sheriff's Office4.6 miFire stationBerney Station Volunteer Fire Department1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM39 miInterstateI-2015 miUS highwayUS 23115 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN25 miCoachSylacauga Allen OilGreyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35161 ZIP area.
