Philadelphia, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Gadsden. It is located about 27 miles [43 km] to the west of Philadelphia and has a population of 38,978 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Rome (GA). It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the northeast of Philadelphia and has a population of 34,980 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albertville	NW	43 mi [69.2 km]	19,794	14.77% increase
	Anniston	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	23,662	2.53% decrease
	Boaz	NW	39 mi [62.8 km]	8,349	12.66% increase
	Fort Payne	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	14,061	8.68% increase
	Jacksonville	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	10,077	19.91% increase
	Oxford	SW	30 mi [48.28 km]	20,622	41.32% increase
	Pell City	SW	48 mi [77.2 km]	12,841	34.25% increase
	Rainbow City	W	30 mi [48.28 km]	9,324	10.63% increase
	Talladega	SW	47 mi [75.6 km]	16,943	11.89% increase
	Acworth (GA)	E	50 mi [80.5 km]	19,476	45.11% increase
	Carrollton (GA)	SE	36 mi [57.9 km]	23,291	17.38% increase
	Cartersville (GA)	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	19,010	19.37% increase
	Cedartown (GA)	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	10,123	6.9% increase
	Douglasville (GA)	E	50 mi [80.5 km]	31,035	54.67% increase
	Powder Springs (GA)	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	15,614	25.1% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Booker T City	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Cedar Bluff	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,652	12.61% increase
	Centre	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	3,493	8.61% increase
	Choccolocco	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Cobb City	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	---
	Edwardsville	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	195	4.84% increase
	Fruithurst	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	284	5.19% increase
	Heflin	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	3,551	18.29% increase
	Hokes Bluff	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	4,450	7.25% increase
	Iron City	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	---
	Leesburg	NW	21 mi [33.8 km]	821	2.75% increase
	Piedmont	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	4,964	3.05% decrease
	Weaver	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	2,722	3.93% increase
	Cave Spring (GA)	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,051	7.79% increase
	Tallapoosa (GA)	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]	3,123	11.98% increase

Calhoun County

Philadelphia is located in Calhoun County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calhoun: Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Saint Clair and Talladega.

While not sharing a border with Calhoun, the following counties are close to Philadelphia: Polk (GA), Floyd (GA) and Haralson (GA).

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Philadelphia
	Cherokee County	NW	McFrey Crossroads	2 miles [3 km]
	Clay County	S	Needmore	33 miles [53 km]
	Cleburne County	E	Borden Springs	4 miles [6 km]
	DeKalb County	NW	Flanders	27 miles [43 km]
	Etowah County	W	Reaves	14 miles [22 km]
	Marshall County	NW	Marshall	39 miles [62 km]
	Randolph County	S	Cedron	32 miles [51 km]
	Saint Clair County	W	Greensport Ferry	30 miles [48 km]
	Talladega County	SW	Oak Hill	28 miles [45 km]
	Tallapoosa County	SW	Obed	26 miles [41 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning 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) Philadelphia. 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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