Local servicesHospitalBibb Medical Center15.2 miPost officeVance Post Office3.1 miTown hallWoodstock Town Hall2.9 miPoliceVance Police Department3.5 miFire stationVance Volunteer Fire Department Station 13.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolTri - Wil - Porta Cras School1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM37 miInterstateI-203.3 miUS highwayUS 111.9 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL23 miCoachTuscaloosa Bus StopGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35188 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:40 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 58 min6:48 am – 4:45 pm
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People2,678 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.5906 householdsMedian household income $73,438Median home value $209,300Median rent $940 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $384 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting11.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 1,186 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, manufacturing 17%, retail 16%Average commute 27 minutes89% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 92°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 34°F55 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 0 days80 days above 90°F, 57 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bessemer 3 Wsw station, 18 mi away
Parks and public landsCahaba River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.8 mi · 3,619 acresBibb County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 9.0 mi · 95 acresTannehill Ironworks Historical State Parkstate historic site · 8.8 mi · 569 acresCahaba River Parkpark · 9.5 mi · 319 acresCoaling Community Parkpark · 9.6 miEco Park at University Lakestate recreation area · 17.3 mi · 183 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 20 Nov 201450 mi away, near Union, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 22 Dec 202136 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBibb County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tuscaloosa County, AL, 22 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription54% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterGreen Pond Water Systemserves 8,631 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202154 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation460 ft140 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
