Bullock County, Alabama · Union Springs
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Bullock County averages 2 nights a year at 20°F or colder, mostly midwinter, and 11% of its homes predate 1960.
Basements flood here mostly in April. Bullock County averages 14.1 days a year with an inch of rain or more.
Sewage backups in Bullock County spike on heavy-rain days, about 14.1 a year, when sewer mains fill up and water finds the lowest drain.
Roof leaks here come from summer downpours and, with about 26 freeze-thaw days a year, from winter ice dams. Most show up as ceiling stains in the room below.
21% of occupied homes in Bullock County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Alabama county median of 9.9%.
Muggy summer nights, lows of 65°F or more, come about 121 times a year in Bullock County. Mold after a leak spreads fastest from June through August.
Local risk profile
Bullock County covers 623 square miles of eastern Alabama, with about 10,058 residents and 4,579 homes. The county seat is Union Springs, and Midway and Fitzpatrick round out the largest towns. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 1987.
28/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Moderate Bullock County ranks 66 of 67 Alabama counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Bullock County ranks highest compared with other Alabama counties.
Pipe-freeze risk in Bullock County sits near the middle of the state. It averaged 26 freezing nights a year over 2015–2024, 2 of them at 20°F or colder, cold enough for pipes in outside walls and crawl spaces to freeze. Among 67 Alabama counties that's 37th.
Most freezing nights fall from midwinter, peaking in January. Disconnect garden hoses and shut off outdoor spigots before the first hard frost, and keep the heat at 55°F or higher if you'll be away.
Freezing nights typically start around Nov 22 and end around Mar 5.
Bullock gets fewer downpours than most Alabama counties, but they still fill basements. About 14.1 days a year bring an inch or more (55th of 67), most often in April, out of 56 inches of total precipitation. On September 17, 2020, 8.4 inches fell in a single day. The worst three-day stretch dropped 9.84 inches, ending September 17, 2020, the kind of soaking that overwhelms sump pumps and storm sewers.
About 26 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
Roughly 38% of the county's housing was built before 1980. That puts Bullock among the newer housing stocks of Alabama's 67 counties.
The mix runs from 11% built before 1960 to 19% built since 2000, so older neighborhoods bring aging pipe while newer subdivisions bring failed appliance lines and water heaters.
About 42% of homes went up between 1980 and 1999. Some houses from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s were plumbed with polybutylene, a gray plastic pipe known for failing at fittings. A plumber can tell you in a few minutes whether you have it.
43% 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.
The Census counted 20% of homes as vacant, above the Alabama county median of 15.8%. Empty houses are where a small leak turns into a large claim, because nobody is there to hear it.
Renters occupy 33% of homes. If you rent, the building is usually the landlord's to repair, but your belongings are only covered by renters insurance.
Beyond water
Summer nights that don't drop below 65°F, a good marker of humid air, come about 121 times a year here, close to the Alabama county median of 112. 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 Bullock County it's 10% utility gas, 69% electric, 18% propane and 2% wood. Wood and propane heat are 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.
Fire and smoke cleanup: first stepsCoverage
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Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Bullock gets more pipe-freeze nights than any of its neighbors. Macon County has the oldest housing nearby, with 52% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Bullock | Alabama median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 11% | 16% | 57 of 67 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 38% | 44% | 53 of 67 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 19% | 23% | 49 of 67 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 43% | 22% | 1 of 67 |
| Vacant homes | 20% | 16% | 29 of 67 |
| Wood or propane heat | 21% | 9.9% | 8 of 67 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 2/yr | 3/yr | 37 of 67 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 14/yr | 15/yr | 55 of 67 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 26/yr | 38/yr | 54 of 67 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 121/yr | 112/yr | 24 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 Bullock County: freezing from midwinter, heavy rain in January, April and December.
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