Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 22 min5:37 am – 7:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:46 am – 4:42 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 93°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 34°F56 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month February1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days87 days above 90°F, 58 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Childersburg Wtp station, 12 mi away
Parks and public landsTalladega National Forestnational forest · within reach · 394,709 acresAdams Scenic Overlookstate conservation land · 4.8 miChelsea Recreational Parkpark · 6.1 miForest Park and Recreational Areapark · 6.3 mi · 132 acresOak Mountain State Parkstate park · 9.1 mi · 8,857 acresBirmingham Civil Rights National Monumentnational monument · 19.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Aug 200427 mi away, near Brantleyville, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202141 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
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
Elevation468 ft143 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAscension Saint Vincent's One Nineteen Hospital9.1 miPost officeWestover Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWestover City Hall1.3 miPoliceShelby County Sheriff's Office Chelsea City Hall Substation5.4 miFire stationWestover Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM19 miInterstateI-45913 miUS highwayUS 280under a mileAmtrakBirmingham, AL BHM19 miCoachBirmingham Central Bus StationGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35185 ZIP area.
