Bibb County, Alabama · Centreville
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Bibb County averages 3 nights a year at 20°F or colder, mostly January, and 15% of its homes predate 1960.
February brings the most downpours to Bibb County, part of 14.6 heavy-rain days a year. Check the sump first.
15% of homes here predate 1960, when clay and cast iron sewer laterals were standard. Roots and cracks in those lines are a common cause of backups.
In Bibb County, 4 inches fell on the wettest day of the 2015–2024 record. Storms like that, and ice dams in snowy winters, cause most roof leaks.
8% of occupied homes in Bibb County heat mainly with wood or propane, below the Alabama county median of 9.9%.
Muggy summer nights, lows of 65°F or more, come about 106 times a year in Bibb County. Mold after a leak spreads fastest from June through August.
Local risk profile
Bibb County covers 622 square miles of central Alabama, with about 22,130 residents and 9,133 homes. Besides Centreville, the county seat, the biggest communities are Brent, Woodstock and West Blocton. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 1990.
43/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Moderate Bibb County ranks 46 of 67 Alabama counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Bibb County ranks highest compared with other Alabama counties.
For frozen pipes, Bibb County is a typical Alabama county, which is still plenty. From 2015–2024 it averaged 3 nights a year at 20°F or colder, the range where pipes in exterior walls, crawl spaces and unheated garages freeze, and 43 nights at or below 32°F. That ranks 25th of 67 counties.
Expect the hardest freezes in January, inside a season that runs January. That's when an outdoor spigot left connected to a hose, or a pipe in a crawl space, is most likely to split.
On average the first fall freeze arrives around Nov 14 and the last spring freeze around Mar 14.
Rainfall is about average for Alabama. About 14.6 days a year bring an inch or more (44th of 67), most often in February, out of 55.7 inches of total precipitation. On April 20, 2020, 4 inches fell in a single day. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 5.88 inches (through June 24, 2017).
About 42 days a year swing from below freezing at night to above freezing by day. Those freeze-thaw cycles feed ice dams on roofs, open cracks in foundations and driveways, and stress pipes that are already marginal.
Housing
35% of homes in Bibb County predate 1980, below the Alabama county median of 43.5%, which ranks 58th of Alabama's 67 counties.
32% of homes were built in 2000 or later, more than in most of Alabama. Newer plumbing rarely corrodes, so damage here tends to come from appliance supply lines, water heaters, sump pumps and storms.
The 1980s and 1990s account for 33% of the county's homes. If yours is from those decades, look under the sinks and at the water heater for gray plastic pipe stamped PB, which is polybutylene and leak-prone.
28% of homes are manufactured or mobile homes, above the Alabama county median of 21.7%. Their water lines run under the floor behind the skirting, so a torn skirt or failed heat tape freezes them faster than lines in a site-built house.
Beyond water
Bibb County averages 106 warm, muggy nights a year (lows of 65°F or more) and gets the most rain in February. Keep indoor humidity under 60%, as the EPA advises, and dry any leak within 24 to 48 hours; in a humid month a wet basement left alone won't dry by itself.
Mold remediation: what to expectHeating fuel matters for fire risk. In Bibb County it's 18% utility gas, 74% electric, 5% propane and 3% wood. Wood heat is above the Alabama norm. Annual chimney and vent inspection, which the NFPA recommends, is one of the most effective fire-prevention habits for these homes.
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Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Jefferson gets more pipe-freeze nights than Bibb. Jefferson County has the oldest housing nearby, with 59% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Bibb | Alabama median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 15% | 16% | 41 of 67 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 35% | 44% | 58 of 67 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 32% | 23% | 11 of 67 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 28% | 22% | 13 of 67 |
| Vacant homes | 16% | 16% | 35 of 67 |
| Wood or propane heat | 8.1% | 9.9% | 39 of 67 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 3/yr | 3/yr | 25 of 67 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 15/yr | 15/yr | 44 of 67 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 42/yr | 38/yr | 26 of 67 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 106/yr | 112/yr | 37 of 67 |
Rank 1 is the highest value. Bars run from the lowest to the highest Alabama county; the tick marks the median; orange means higher water damage risk than the median, green means lower.
Questions
Peak risk months in Bibb County: freezing from January, heavy rain in January, February and April.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024); weather from NOAA nClimGrid-Daily county averages (EpiNOAA), 2015–2024, averaged across the county; county boundaries from Census TIGER. Reviewed 2026-10-21. Methodology