Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:36 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min6:46 am – 4:42 pm
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People704 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.9302 householdsMedian household income $49,348Median home value $94,500Median rent $964 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 378 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, manufacturing 21%, other services 12%Average commute 28 minutes73% drive alone, 21% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 35°F57 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days65 days above 90°F, 47 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Birmingham Ap station, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksCedar Lakelake · 3.2 miNorth Valley View Lakelake · under a mileHigdon Pointpeak · 1.6 miSand Mountainpeak · 4.8 miMirror Lakesreservoir · 3.6 miLittle Deer Lakesreservoir · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTalladega National Forestnational forest · 1.7 mi · 394,709 acresLeeds Memorial Parkpark · 5.0 miLeeds City Parkpark · 5.4 miAdams Scenic Overlookstate conservation land · 10.2 miOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 14.5 mi · 8,857 acresBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 18.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 200433 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 20116 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateShelby County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025222 of 243 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Shelby County monitors, AL
Internet at home72% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone28% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Alabaster Water Departmentserves 40,986 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation527 ft161 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAscension Saint Vincent's One Nineteen Hospital10.2 miPost officeVandiver Post Office1.0 miTown hallLeeds City Hall4.7 miPoliceVincent Police Department8.5 miFire stationVandiver Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM15 miInterstateI-206.1 miUS highwayUS 784.4 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM18 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35176 ZIP area.
