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Sylvan Springs
Alabamatown
Total population
1,490
Median home value
$217,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$81,927
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a small town in Alabama, United States, Sylvan Springs occupies its own corner of the country. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a warm temperate latitude (33.530°, -87.031°). Population sits at roughly 1,490 according to the open data we track. Open data lists it as at a low elevation of 202 m, covering roughly 22.49648 km² of territory. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,645 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 64% of daylight hours. At 66 people per km², the town shows loosely populated. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Sylvan Springs, AL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · Hueytown · 1,210 students · 23.7:1 ratio
- Minor High SchoolHigh · Adamsville · 915 students · 17.6:1 ratio
- Hueytown Middle SchoolMiddle · Hueytown · 789 students · 17.5:1 ratio
- JacksonOlin High SchoolHigh · Birmingham · 784 students · 20.1:1 ratio
- Oak Grove High SchoolHigh · Bessemer · 744 students · 17.3:1 ratio
- Pleasant Grove High SchoolHigh · Pleasant Grove · 729 students · 19.2:1 ratio
- Minor Middle SchoolMiddle · Adamsville · 728 students · 18.2:1 ratio
- Wenonah High SchoolHigh · Birmingham · 656 students · 16.4:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here


People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Alabama
- Mulga3.8 mi away · pop. 784
- Mount Olive13.1 mi away
- Fultondale14.5 mi away · pop. 9,384
- Tarrant15.9 mi away · pop. 5,925
- Morris20 mi away · pop. 2,259
- Woodstock22.6 mi away · pop. 1,218
- Smoke Rise26.9 mi away · pop. 1,661
- Vandiver29.3 mi away
- Remlap31.6 mi away · pop. 2,624
- Sterrett33.4 mi away
- Springville34.7 mi away · pop. 4,786
- Shelby39 mi away · pop. 940
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image