Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 21 min5:43 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 57 min6:51 am – 4:49 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 33°F58 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare73 days above 90°F, 62 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Aliceville station, 10 mi away; rain from Reform; snow from Columbus
Nearby landmarksBevill State Community College Pickens Centercollege · under a mileKilpatrick Lakelake · under a milePates Lakelake · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Lowndes State Parkstate park · 16.4 mi · 594 acresLake Lurleen State Parkstate park · 22.7 mi · 1,647 acresTombigbee National Forestnational forest · 50.0 mi · 67,449 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 24 Jun 197535 mi away, near Fayette, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.5 on 30 Jun 201519 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowPickens County, AL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHeat wave Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 33 mi away
Drinking waterPickens County Water Authorityserves 14,364 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202143 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation199 ft61 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeCarrollton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCarrollton City Hallunder a milePoliceCarrollton Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationCarrollton Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolPickens Academyunder a mileCollegeBevill State Community College Pickens Centerright hereSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGolden Triangle Regional Airport GTR32 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM80 miInterstateI-2026 miUS highwayUS 829.1 miAmtrakTuscaloosa, AL TCL31 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35471 ZIP area.
