Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:33 am – 7:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min6:41 am – 4:39 pm
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People2,407 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.6794 householdsMedian household income $52,471Median home value $195,800Median rent $845 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $559 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 884 employedMain industries: manufacturing 37%, education and health care 19%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 32 minutes88% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%, other Indo-European languages 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 32°F53 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month February2 in of snow a year, on about 1 days63 days above 90°F, 73 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rock Mills station, 17 mi away; snow from Ashland 3 Ene
Nearby landmarksSouthern Union State Community Collegecollege · under a mileCollege Lakelake · under a mileFrost Lakelake · 1.3 miPrice Islandisland · 2.2 miBuck Mountainpeak · 3.6 miHodge Islandisland · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHorseshoe Bend National Military Parkhistoric site · 12.8 mi · 2,079 acresWest Point Recreation Arearecreation area · 22.2 mi · 104 acresCheaha State Parkstate park · 26.6 mi · 3,610 acresWind Creek State Parkstate park · 26.9 mi · 1,378 acresTalladega National Forestnational forest · 33.5 mi · 394,709 acresTuskegee National Forestnational forest · 42.9 mi · 11,347 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowRandolph County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowLandslide Relatively LowSource: 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, 19 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription44% have cable, fibre or DSL26% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWadley Utilities Boardserves 1,149 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation695 ft212 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTanner Medical Center East Alabama12.9 miPost officeWadley Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWadley Town Hallunder a milePoliceWadley Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationWadley Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighWadley High Schoolunder a mileCollegeSouthern Union State Community Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportColumbus Airport CSG56 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM74 miInterstateI-8530 miUS highwayUS 43111 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN39 miCoachAlexander City Barber ShopGreyhound27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36276 ZIP area.
