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A town of 181.

Population
181
residents
Typical home
$258K
−1.1% in a year
Household income
$81K
median
Median age
25.7
years
Land area
2 sq mi
Small town

181 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.

76risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
76High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Lester has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

1″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter32–52°
Spring47–72°
Summer66–88°
Fall48–73°
Nov 4
typical first frost
Mar 29
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Lester is

Lester beats the Alabama average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

32 measures vs. Alabama
3 better26 too close to call3 worse
What stands outLesterAL
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.3%13.9%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off7.3%9.6%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth19.9%15.4%
Athens Limestone Hospital
15.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

A typical Lester home is worth about $258K

The typical Lester home is worth about $258,000, down 1.1% in a year, 7% above the Alabama typical home.

$258KZillow home value

Typical home value

Lester$258K
Alabama$242K
−1.1%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors

0% of Lester is conserved land

1.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,219 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Lester

Town in Alabama, United States

Lester is a town in Limestone County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Lester had a population of 111.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
111
Area
1.8 sq mi
Elevation
814 ft
ZIP code
35647
Area code
256

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