Local servicesHospitalOchsner Choctaw General Hospital14.5 miPost officePennington Post Office8.6 miTown hallPennington Town Hall8.1 miFire stationWhitfield Volunteer Fire Department5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport MEI35 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM119 miInterstateI-5918 miUS highwayUS 8011 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL71 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36922 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36922 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 16 min5:46 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 2 min6:49 am – 4:51 pm
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People741 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.2232 householdsMedian home value $88,000100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $392 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 306 employedMain industries: manufacturing 33%, construction 29%, retail 15%Average commute 28 minutes100% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 57°F, lows 34°F56 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month MarchSnow is rare75 days above 90°F, 62 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Livingston station, 20 mi away; rain from Demopolis L&d
Nearby landmarksAllison Derby Lakelake · 4.9 miAmerican Can Company Lakelake · 5.7 miSoctum Hillpeak · 6.2 miFinal Mill Effluent Treatment Ponreservoir · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGaston Parcelstate conservation land · 5.6 miChickasaw State Parkstate park · 21.1 mi · 489 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 7 Nov 200427 mi away, near Forkland, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 30 Jun 201548 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowChoctaw County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025284 of 364 days measured80 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sumter County, AL, 21 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription25% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTown of Gilbertown, Utilities Board ofserves 8,157 people from ground water7 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level33 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation159 ft48 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
