Alabama

Across Alabama, GIS Map currently maps 57 cities and towns that together hold around 2,280,844 residents. Alabama features diverse terrain from the Appalachian foothills to Gulf Coast beaches. The most populous community is Huntsville, with about 222,791 residents in Madison County, and it has an interactive street, satellite and topographic map. Mobile (203,416) and Birmingham (198,173) follow. The state capital, Montgomery, sits in Montgomery County.

County-level coverage in Alabama includes 67 official Census boundaries, each paired with local demographics. Jefferson County is the most populous, with about 667,755 residents. The highest median household income belongs to Shelby County at $97,961. By land area, Baldwin County is the largest at roughly 1,590 square miles. The youngest population, with a median age of 31.6, is found in Pike County. Among mapped cities with at least 10,000 residents, Mountain Brook reports the highest median household income at $201,479. All figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates.

The terrain in Alabama changes noticeably from place to place. Albertville is the highest at about 1,061 feet above sea level, while Mobile is the lowest at about 5 feet. The state is split between time zones: Central (56 cities) and Eastern (1 city). According to the USDA U.S. General Soil Map, Ultisols are the dominant soil order beneath 40 of the mapped city centers. Federal records list 15 government-owned and 113 leased properties in these cities, the most in Birmingham. City maps let you switch on FEMA flood zones, USGS contours and land cover layers.

Alabama has 167 ZIP code areas with their own boundary maps and Census figures on our site. The most populated one has about 57,374 residents. The runner-up counts roughly 53,172 people. The densest packs about 16,116 people per square mile. Every page includes drawing and measuring tools plus a click-anywhere inspector that reports the county, ZIP, census tract, school district, flood zone and elevation of any point.