Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:32 am – 8:01 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min6:48 am – 4:37 pm
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People215 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.173 householdsMedian household income $49,813100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $526 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 50°F, lows 29°F60 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days57 days above 90°F, 75 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Scottsboro station, 16 mi away
Parks and public landsFern Cave National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.3 mi · 203 acresJames D. Martin - Skyline Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.6 mi · 281 acresMonte Sano State Parkstate park · 13.7 miSauta Cave National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.6 mi · 266 acresCathedral Caverns State Parkstate park · 16.2 miJackson County Waterfowl Area And Refugenational conservation area · 18.1 mi · 16,198 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200343 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 202032 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJackson County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025263 of 365 days measured102 moderate daysMedian index 42, worst day 78main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Madison County, AL, 16 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSection & Dutton, Water Works Bd. ofserves 35,259 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202114 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation647 ft197 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHighlands Medical Center16.6 miPost officePrinceton Post Office2.9 miTown hallPleasant Grove Town Hall6.5 miPoliceGurley Police Department9.6 miFire stationValley Volunteer Fire Department Station 12.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHuntsville International Airport HSV31 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM90 miInterstateI-56517 miUS highwayUS 729.4 miCoachHuntsville, AlGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35751 ZIP area.
