Gardendale score: 38/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Gardendale safe? United States travel risk

Is Gardendale safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Gardendale scores 38/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Gardendale scores 38/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gardendale: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (54/100).

A score of 38 is higher than 38% of the cities we score.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Geographically located in Alabama (33.6677° N, 86.8069° W), Gardendale sits 1,052.2 km NE from Washington at 207 m elevation.

Region
Alabama

Coordinates
33.6677° N, 86.8069° W

Elevation
207 m

Time Zone
America/Chicago

Population
16,110

Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Atlanta (220.8 km E).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) 12.8 km SSE

Hospital Care Hill Crest Behavioral Health Center 15.0 km SSE

Police Station Gardendale Police Dept 1.1 km SSW

Railway Terminal Birmingham 17.3 km S

Proximate Regional Communities (United States)

Fultondale · 5.6 km S Center Point · 11.6 km ESE Forestdale · 13.5 km SW Birmingham · 15.6 km S Irondale · 19.3 km SE

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (33 °C avg high); Wettest: March (144 mm).

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °C	12°	14°	18°	23°	27°	31°	33°	32°	30°	25°	17°	13°
Low °C	2°	4°	7°	12°	16°	21°	23°	23°	20°	14°	8°	4°
Rain mm	133	121	144	122	82	92	106	117	72	60	110	139

Normals: Birmingham (15.6 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the United States entry requirements.

Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Center Point 15

11.6 km ESE

Birmingham 32

15.6 km S

Mountain Brook 10

21.0 km SSE

Leeds 10

26.4 km ESE

Hueytown 10

33.6 km SW

McCalla 10

45.6 km SSW

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