Local servicesHospitalMarshall Medical Center South13.5 miPost officeWalnut Grove Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWalnut Grove Town Hallunder a milePoliceWalnut Grove Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationWalnut Grove Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighWest End High Schoolunder a mileCollegeSnead State Community College12.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM43 miInterstateI-5911 miUS highwayUS 278under a mileAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN40 miCoachGadsden U-HaulGreyhound18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35990 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35990 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min5:34 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min6:46 am – 4:39 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 33°F57 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month December2 in of snow a year, on about 0 days52 days above 90°F, 65 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oneonta station, 12 mi away; snow from Walnut Grove
Nearby landmarksDoctor Jenkins Lakelake · 1.3 miSam Hopper Mountainpeak · 2.5 miElrod Mountainpeak · 2.9 miJenkins Number Two Lakelake · 2.9 miCove Springspring · 3.8 miMaynor Springspring · 4.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBoys Club Horse Arenapublic land · 15.6 miLake Guntersville State Parkstate park · 22.2 mi · 5,855 acresFreedom Riders National Monumentnational monument · 37.6 miRose Purchase Unitnational forest · 36.9 mi · 161 acresTalladega National Forestnational forest · 40.5 mi · 394,709 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200349 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201138 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateEtowah County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025223 of 363 days measured140 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Etowah County monitors, AL
Drinking waterTown of Walnut Groveserves 1,227 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation859 ft262 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
