Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 30 min5:32 am – 8:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 49 min6:48 am – 4:37 pm
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People137 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.266 householdsMedian home value $85,00068% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $242 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 3% 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, 19 mi away
Nearby landmarksChalybeate Springspring · under a mileBeshears Pointcape · 2.3 miBice Mountainpeak · 2.6 miBingham Mountainpeak · 3.0 miHorton Springspring · 2.6 miHurricane Creek Watershed Lakelake · 6.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNew Market Recreation Centerpark · 7.4 miSharon Johnston Parkpark · 8.1 mi · 242 acresJames D. Martin - Skyline Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 281 acresFern Cave National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 13.0 mi · 203 acresMonte Sano State Parkstate park · 14.8 miWalls of Jericho Designated State Natural Areastate conservation land · 13.4 mi · 740 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 200346 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 10 May 202030 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% 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
Elevation1,725 ft526 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHuntsville Hospital for Women and Children18.6 miPost officePrinceton Post Office3.6 miFire stationValley Volunteer Fire Department Station 13.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHuntsville International Airport HSV31 miMajor airportNashville International Airport BNA89 miInterstateI-56517 miUS highwayUS 7212 miCoachHuntsville, AlGreyhound23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35766 ZIP area.
