Huntsville, Alabama

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The city of Huntsville is primarily located in Limestone County and is the county seat. A portion of Huntsville extends into Madison County.

Huntsville is 180 feet [54.86 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Huntsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Huntsville can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Huntsville had a population of 158,216 people^<3> (or 240.04% of the total population of Limestone County). The population of Huntsville represented 3.56% of the total of Alabama, making it the state's 4th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Huntsville had a population of 176,645 people. This is an increase of 11.65% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Huntsville.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Athens	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	23,715	25.03% increase
	Gurley	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	849	3.08% decrease
	Madison	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	38,714	32% increase
	Mooresville	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	65	10.17% increase
	New Hope	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,755	8.51% increase
	Owens Cross Roads	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,485	32.12% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Huntsville.

Websites for Huntsville

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The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<5>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Huntsville. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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