Rainbow City, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Birmingham. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the southwest of Rainbow City and has a population of 242,820 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Gadsden. It lies just northeast of Rainbow City and has a population of 38,978 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albertville	N	24 mi [38.62 km]	19,794	14.77% increase
	Anniston	SE	23 mi [37.01 km]	23,662	2.53% decrease
	Center Point	SW	39 mi [62.8 km]	---
	Cullman	W	46 mi [74 km]	15,295	9.29% increase
	Fairfield	SW	48 mi [77.2 km]	11,316	8.6% decrease
	Fort Payne	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	14,061	8.68% increase
	Gardendale	SW	45 mi [72.4 km]	13,665	17.54% increase
	Irondale	SW	43 mi [69.2 km]	9,677	1.39% decrease
	Leeds	SW	38 mi [61.2 km]	11,312	8.2% increase
	Mountain Brook	SW	48 mi [77.2 km]	21,061	2.22% increase
	Oxford	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	20,622	41.32% increase
	Scottsboro	N	49 mi [78.9 km]	14,994	1.57% increase
	Talladega	S	34 mi [54.7 km]	16,943	11.89% increase
	Trussville	SW	34 mi [54.7 km]	18,985	46.9% increase
	Vestavia Hills	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	30,892	26.21% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alabama City	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Alexandria	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Altoona	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	965	1.93% decrease
	Ashville	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,564	13.45% increase
	Attalla	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	6,540	0.79% decrease
	Cobb City	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Glencoe	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	5,377	4.37% increase
	Hokes Bluff	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	4,450	7.25% increase
	Ohatchee	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,243	2.3% increase
	Ragland	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,136	11.37% increase
	Reece City	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	613	3.31% decrease
	Ridgeville	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	150	5.06% decrease
	Southside	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	8,407	19.49% increase
	Steele	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,221	11.71% increase
	Walnut Grove	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	697	1.83% decrease

Etowah County

Rainbow City is located in Etowah County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Etowah: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall and Saint Clair.

While not sharing a border with Etowah, the following counties are close to Rainbow City: Talladega, Tallapoosa and Coosa.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Rainbow City
	Blount County	NW	Altoona	14 miles [22 km]
	Calhoun County	SE	Bethel	7 miles [11 km]
	Cherokee County	NE	Adams Ferry	20 miles [32 km]
	Clay County	SE	Union	37 miles [59 km]
	Cleburne County	E	Liberty Hill	29 miles [46 km]
	Coosa County	W	Smiths Ferry	22 miles [35 km]
	Cullman County	NW	New Canaan	33 miles [53 km]
	DeKalb County	N	Sardis City	17 miles [27 km]
	Jackson County	N	Crossroad	39 miles [62 km]
	Jefferson County	SW	Argo	29 miles [46 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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