Tallapoosa County, Alabama · Dadeville
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Tallapoosa County averages 3 nights a year at 20°F or colder, mostly January, and 16% of its homes predate 1960.
Heavy rain days of an inch or more come about 15.2 times a year here, most often in February. A sump pump that hasn't run since last season is a common weak point.
Backups often follow heavy rain, which Tallapoosa County gets about 15.2 days a year, when storm water overloads sewer mains and pushes up through the lowest drain in the house.
In Tallapoosa County, 5.32 inches fell on the wettest day of the 2015–2024 record. Storms like that, and ice dams in snowy winters, cause most roof leaks.
13% of occupied homes in Tallapoosa County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Alabama county median of 9.9%.
About 98 nights a year here stay at 65°F or warmer, so basements and crawl spaces can grow mold even without a leak.
Local risk profile
About 40,938 people live in Tallapoosa County, 717 square miles in eastern Alabama, in roughly 23,161 homes. The county seat is Dadeville, and Alexander City, Camp Hill and Reeltown round out the largest towns. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 1985.
51/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Tallapoosa County ranks 35 of 67 Alabama counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Tallapoosa County ranks highest compared with other Alabama counties.
Pipe-freeze risk in Tallapoosa County sits near the middle of the state. 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 47 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.
Freezing nights typically start around Nov 11 and end around Mar 18.
Rainfall is about average for Alabama. The county gets about 58.2 inches of rain and melted snow a year, with 15.2 days of an inch or more (30th of 67). Those downpours cluster in January, February and December, when sump pumps and gutters are tested hardest. The wettest day on record brought 5.32 inches on April 20, 2020. The worst three-day stretch dropped 6.65 inches, ending December 26, 2015, the kind of soaking that overwhelms sump pumps and storm sewers.
About 47 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
42% of homes in Tallapoosa County predate 1980, close to the Alabama county median of 43.5%, which ranks 43rd of Alabama's 67 counties.
Older and newer homes sit side by side here: 16% predate 1960 and 25% are from 2000 or later. Corroded pipe is the typical failure in the first group, burst supply hoses in the second.
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.
Manufactured and mobile homes make up 16% of the housing here. Water lines in the underbelly depend on intact skirting and working heat tape, and they're usually the first to freeze in a cold snap.
With 26% of homes empty at survey time, landlords and seasonal owners should shut off the main or schedule checks in winter. An unheated vacant house is also where many policies limit freeze coverage.
Beyond water
Summer nights that don't drop below 65°F, a good marker of humid air, come about 98 times a year here, below the Alabama county median of 112. Mold grows when indoor humidity stays above about 60%, the EPA's ceiling. A basement dehumidifier set to 50% and drying anything wet within 24 to 48 hours prevents most problems.
Mold remediation: what to expectMain heating fuel in Tallapoosa County's occupied homes: 12% utility gas, 74% electric, 11% propane and 2% wood. Most homes here heat with gas or electricity, so cooking and electrical faults are the likelier fire sources. Even a contained kitchen fire can send soot through the ductwork to every room.
Fire and smoke cleanup: first stepsCoverage
Calls connect to restoration companies that work across Tallapoosa County. The largest communities by population:
Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Clay and Randolph get more pipe-freeze nights than Tallapoosa. Macon County has the oldest housing nearby, with 52% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Tallapoosa | Alabama median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 16% | 16% | 28 of 67 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 42% | 44% | 43 of 67 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 25% | 23% | 26 of 67 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 16% | 22% | 45 of 67 |
| Vacant homes | 26% | 16% | 10 of 67 |
| Wood or propane heat | 13% | 9.9% | 22 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 | 30 of 67 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 47/yr | 38/yr | 14 of 67 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 98/yr | 112/yr | 52 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 Tallapoosa County: freezing from January, heavy rain in January, February 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