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.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35176 ZIP area.
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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People618 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.6301 householdsMedian household income $36,771Median home value $114,100Median rent $911 a month65% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $199 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.4% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 267 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, manufacturing 18%, other services 16%Average commute 27 minutes60% drive alone, 30% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher72% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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 home73% of households have a broadband subscription48% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone27% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
