Local servicesHospitalGadsden Regional Medical Center3.3 miPost officeEast Gadsden Post Office3.9 miTown hallGadsden City Hall4.6 miPoliceGadsden Police Department Eastside Precinct3.8 miFire stationTidmore Bend Volunteer Fire Department1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highHighGaston High School1.5 miElementaryGaston Elementary School1.5 miCollegeGadsden State Community College - Wallace Drive Campus4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM58 miInterstateI-595.4 miUS highwayUS 411under a mileAmtrakAnniston, AL ATN28 miCoachGadsden U-HaulGreyhound4.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35901 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35901 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 26 min5:32 am – 7:58 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 53 min6:45 am – 4:38 pm
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People18,769 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.87,116 householdsMedian household income $48,876Median home value $166,200Median rent $820 a month66% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $709 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 7,234 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, manufacturing 15%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 22 minutes85% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 5%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 53°F, lows 33°F58 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month JanuarySnow is rare66 days above 90°F, 53 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Gadsden station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksEstess Lakelake · under a mileHooks Lake Springspring · 1.6 miHooks Lakelake · 2.3 miGadsden State Community College - Wallace Drive Campuscollege · 4.9 miCaddell Islandisland · 3.3 miChappell Springspring · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTwin Bridges Golf Courserecreation area · 2.6 mi · 260 acresMoragne-Hughes Cemeteryhistoric site · 4.9 miBoys Club Horse Arenapublic land · 6.0 miRose Purchase Unitnational forest · 18.0 mi · 161 acresMountain Longleaf National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 24.0 mi · 9,014 acresLake Guntersville State Parkstate park · 26.6 mi · 5,855 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 29 Apr 200335 mi away, near Valley Head, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Sep 201149 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateEtowah County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality61% of days had good air in 2025223 of 363 days measured140 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 87main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Etowah County monitors, AL
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Gadsden, the Wwsb of theserves 44,637 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202123 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation536 ft163 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
