Prichard, AL: how dark is the sky here?

Satellite radiance puts Prichard in the rural band. Little local light dome. Most stars are visible; the Milky Way is faint but often findable away from town lights. Prichard's sky is brighter than 9.2% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Prichard is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Saraland, AL, roughly 6 miles away in a straight line, rated dark sky. Road distance will be more.

Saraland, AL is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Prichard compares nationally

About 18,778 people live in Prichard, AL, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Prichard places 294 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.