Alton, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Birmingham. It lies just west of Alton and has a population of 242,820 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Hoover. It is located about 16 miles [25 km] to the southwest of Alton and has a population of 62,742 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alabaster	SW	25 mi [40.23 km]	29,352	29.77% increase
	Anniston	E	47 mi [75.6 km]	23,662	2.53% decrease
	Bessemer	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	28,542	3.81% decrease
	Center Point	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Cullman	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	15,295	9.29% increase
	Gadsden	NE	46 mi [74 km]	36,816	5.55% decrease
	Homewood	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	23,840	4.8% decrease
	Hueytown	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	15,751	2.52% increase
	Jasper	NW	41 mi [66 km]	14,131	0.56% increase
	Mountain Brook	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	21,061	2.22% increase
	Oxford	E	43 mi [69.2 km]	20,622	41.32% increase
	Pelham	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	21,266	48% increase
	Talladega	E	32 mi [51.5 km]	16,943	11.89% increase
	Trussville	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	18,985	46.9% increase
	Vestavia Hills	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	30,892	26.21% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Acmar	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Breakstone Village	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Cahaba Village	NE	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	Chalkville	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Gate City	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Grayson Valley	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Irondale	SW	3 mi [4.83 km]	9,677	1.39% decrease
	Leeds	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	11,312	8.2% increase
	Lola City	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Marks Village	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Scott City	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Tarrant City	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Tarrant	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	6,499	7.45% decrease
	Woodland Village	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Zion City	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	---

Jefferson County

Alton is located in Jefferson County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa and Walker.

While not sharing a border with Jefferson, the following counties are close to Alton: Talladega, Coosa and Cullman.

Below are counties that are near Alton (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Alton:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Alton
	Bibb County	SW	Gray Hill	34 miles [54 km]
	Blount County	N	Brentwood	13 miles [20 km]
	Calhoun County	E	Fombys Ferry	32 miles [51 km]
	Chilton County	S	Calera	31 miles [49 km]
	Clay County	SE	Chambers Springs	39 miles [62 km]
	Coosa County	NE	Smiths Ferry	20 miles [32 km]
	Cullman County	NW	Black Bottom	28 miles [45 km]
	Etowah County	NE	Moodys Chapel	33 miles [53 km]
	Saint Clair County	E	Markeeta	5 miles [8 km]
	Shelby County	SE	Dunavant	7 miles [11 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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