Local servicesHospitalEast Alabama Medical Center14.7 miPost officeValley Post Office4.7 miTown hallValley City Hall4.6 miPoliceValley Police Department4.6 miFire stationBeulah Fire Rescue2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthern Union State - Valley Community College4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbus Airport CSG22 miMajor airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATL75 miInterstateI-855.4 miUS highwayUS 291.6 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN72 miCoachOpelika 4Th Street StationGreyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36854 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36854 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min5:33 am – 7:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min6:39 am – 4:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People16,537 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.86,468 householdsMedian household income $55,973Median home value $160,100Median rent $1,060 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $656 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 7,595 employedMain industries: manufacturing 27%, education and health care 16%, retail 12%Average commute 24 minutes85% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 3%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 32°F53 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month DecemberSnow is rare57 days above 90°F, 56 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, W Pt station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksTaunton Lakelake · 2.2 miSouthern Union State - Valley Community Collegecollege · 4.5 miHills Islandisland · 3.9 miJohnson Islandisland · 4.3 miKilpatrick Lakelake · 5.5 miWilliams Mountainpeak · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlanton Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 4,771 acresValley Parks And Recreation Sportsplexrecreation area · 4.3 miJennings Fieldrecreation area · 7.1 miChambers County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 10.5 mi · 172 acresStanding Boy Creek State Parkstate park · 14.3 mi · 1,581 acresLee County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 15.5 mi · 124 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 31 Oct 198219 mi away, near Hamilton, GeorgiaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 31 Oct 198219 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChambers County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHeat wave Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality55% of days had good air in 2025199 of 365 days measured161 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 48, worst day 166main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Muscogee County, GA, 25 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEast Alabama, Water & Fire Pro Districtserves 17,532 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation622 ft190 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
