| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 256 / 938 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:36 PM |
| Population: | 57,011 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01033 |
| CBSA: | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL |
| Land Area: | 571 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 30 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.7242, -87.6961 |
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57,011 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 571 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 53,042 to 57,011 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.5% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 35661 (Muscle Shoals, $74,310 median) and poorest ZIP 35660 (Sheffield, $40,065) are 8.4 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $100,500 in 35616 (Cherokee) to $191,800 in 35661 (Muscle Shoals).
Density varies 80× across the county — from 16 people/sq mi in 35616 (Cherokee) to 1,270 in 35660 (Sheffield).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.6% bachelor's+ in 35616 (Cherokee) to 24.5% in 35674 (Tuscumbia) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #24 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #25 for median household income with the #14 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $63,362 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,818 of 40,498 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35674 | Tuscumbia | Standard | 20,176 | $64,706 | 170.1 | 12.4% |
| 35661 | Muscle Shoals | Standard | 19,169 | $74,310 | 62.7 | 8.2% |
| 35660 | Sheffield | Standard | 9,367 | $40,065 | 7.4 | 3.3% |
| 35646 | Leighton | Standard | 4,568 | $71,217 | 96.4 | 10.0% |
| 35616 | Cherokee | Standard | 3,731 | $48,720 | 234.6 | -10.2% |
| 35662 | Muscle Shoals | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |