Local servicesHospitalVaughan Regional Medical Center17.2 miPost officeTyler Post Office4.3 miTown hallBenton Town Hall1.9 miFire stationCollirene Volunteer Fire Department4.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMontgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport MGM25 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM89 miInterstateI-6524 miUS highwayUS 801.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36785 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min5:41 am – 7:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min6:44 am – 4:46 pm
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People1,139 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.3442 householdsMedian household income $29,619Median home value $104,700Median rent $1,132 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $281 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate38% of adults are in the labour force, 317 employedMain industries: transport, warehousing and utilities 26%, education and health care 20%, manufacturing 16%Average commute 31 minutes95% drive alone, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 9%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 35°F53 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month FebruarySnow is rare75 days above 90°F, 50 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Selma 6 Sse station, 10 mi away; snow from Jones Bluff L&d
Nearby landmarksB C Rhyne Lakelake · 1.9 miRichard Lakelake · 5.1 miMount Baberpeak · 7.5 miJohnson Hillpeak · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLowndes Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 1,417 acresDallas County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 12.3 mi · 92 acresOld Cahawba Prairie Tractstate recreation area · 17.5 mi · 3,024 acresMillers Ferry Lock Recreation Arearecreation area · 21.5 mi · 15,105 acresPaul M. Grist State Parkstate park · 23.6 mi · 990 acresRoland Cooper State Parkstate park · 28.7 mi · 209 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 21 Apr 200942 mi away, near Centreville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202135 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowDallas County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025229 of 359 days measured130 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Montgomery County, AL, 37 mi away
Internet at home64% of households have a broadband subscription43% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone31% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Selma, the Ww and Sb of theserves 21,834 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation131 ft40 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
