Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Princeton Hospital9.0 miPost officeWatson Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGardendale City Hall4.3 miPoliceBrookside Police Department1.6 miFire stationBrookside Fire Rescue Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham9.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM8.6 miInterstateI-222.6 miUS highwayUS 783.9 miAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM8.9 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound8.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35181 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35181 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:37 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 55 min6:48 am – 4:43 pm
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People69 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 12.313 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksLassiter Mountainpeak · under a mileEasterwood Mountainpeak · 1.8 miNewfound Creek Lakelake · 2.0 miBuckhorn Springspring · 2.3 miShugart Springsspring · 3.6 miBoyles Gap Lakelake · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJohn Bensko Parkpark · 2.6 miBlack Creek Ball Parkrecreation area · 4.7 miBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 8.5 miTurkey Creek Nature Preservestate conservation land · 11.0 mi · 486 acresRickwood Caverns State Parkstate park · 16.9 mi · 386 acresWatercress Darter National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 17.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 200430 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201119 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighJefferson County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Very HighLightning Very HighCold wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality44% of days had good air in 2025159 of 365 days measured204 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 52, worst day 117main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, AL
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCentral Alabama Water Systemserves 585,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation545 ft166 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
