Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min5:30 am – 7:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min6:46 am – 4:36 pm
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People4,175 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.31,721 householdsMedian household income $64,009Median home value $145,300Median rent $933 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $368 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 1,914 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, manufacturing 21%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 28 minutes83% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 10% 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 88°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 30°F55 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month March1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days46 days above 90°F, 72 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Scottsboro 2 Ne station, 10 mi away; snow from Scottsboro
Nearby landmarksFreeman Pointcape · 3.0 miSplit Rock Pointcape · 3.2 miThe Blue Holelake · 3.8 miGilberts Lakelake · 5.1 miBellefonte Islandisland · 4.7 miRock Springspring · 9.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJackson County Waterfowl Area And Refugenational conservation area · 4.8 mi · 16,198 acresRaccoon Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.4 mi · 569 acresHenagar Town Parkpark · 6.1 miDeKalb County Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 8.1 mi · 114 acresIder High School Athletic Fieldsrecreation area · 8.3 miMud Creek Management Areastate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 81 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200318 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 202031 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 quality77% of days had good air in 2025282 of 365 days measured83 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: DeKalb County, AL, 16 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription69% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPisgah Water Departmentserves 1,407 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,418 ft432 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHighlands Medical Center13.1 miPost officePisgah Post Office1.9 miTown hallPisgah Town Hall1.9 miPolicePisgah Police Department1.9 miFire stationPisgah Volunteer Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighPisgah High School1.7 miCollegeNortheast Alabama Community College11.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) CHA42 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM95 miInterstateI-5912 miUS highwayUS 726.4 miAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN72 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35765 ZIP area.
