Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min5:34 am – 7:56 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min6:43 am – 4:39 pm
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People5,939 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.02,300 householdsMedian household income $55,625Median home value $90,900Median rent $735 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $364 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting11.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 2,146 employedMain industries: manufacturing 34%, education and health care 20%, construction 9%Average commute 27 minutes86% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 55°F, lows 34°F52 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year60 days above 90°F, 52 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Anniston Metro Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Talladega
Nearby landmarksCamp Mac Lake Number 1lake · 1.0 miCamp Mac Lake Number 2lake · 1.3 miSalt Creek Fallswaterfall · 1.5 miCamp Mac Lakesreservoir · under a mileGun Flint Mountainpeak · 4.9 miBlue Mountainpeak · 8.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCheaha State Parkstate park · 5.5 mi · 3,610 acresFreedom Riders National Monumentnational monument · 9.8 miColdwater Mountainstate recreation area · 8.8 miMcmillan Parkpark · 8.7 miHobson City Parkpark · 9.8 miClay County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 13.6 mi · 73 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 29 Aug 197545 mi away, near Gurley, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201136 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateTalladega County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025287 of 354 days measured66 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 33, worst day 133main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Clay County, AL, 16 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL26% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMunford Water Authority, INC.serves 4,467 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation853 ft260 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaptist Health Citizens Hospital10.0 miPost officeMunford Post Office2.6 miTown hallMunford Town Hall2.8 miPoliceOxford Police Department8.2 miFire stationMunford Volunteer Fire Department2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM48 miInterstateI-206.3 miUS highwayUS 787.0 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN12 miCoachAnniston Amtrak Train StationGreyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 36268 ZIP area.
