Altoona Alabama Map

About Altoona, Alabama

Altoona is a locality in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,252. The population density is 101.6 people per km². Altoona is located at 34.0262°N, 86.3261°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 35952.

Altoona sprawls across the rolling hills of northeastern Alabama, a place where the sky seems to stretch a little further, painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of an afternoon storm. It lies 18.3 miles west of Gadsden, AL (from Gadsden, AL: bearing 273°T), and is situated 10.0 miles east-north-east of Oneonta. The landscape here is a study in greens and browns, a mosaic of dense woodlands giving way to open fields, their contours softened by the humid air that clings to everything like a second skin. Old farmhouses, their paint peeling like sunburnt skin, stand sentinel against the encroaching wildness, their porches gathering the slow, quiet breath of the land. The air itself carries a certain weight, thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its descent, casting long, attenuated shadows that stretch and writhe across the uneven terrain. This is a corner of Etowah County that remembers a different kind of bustle, a time when the whisper of coal dust hung heavy in the air, a testament to the mining operations that once defined its economy. Though those days are largely past, the echoes of that industrious spirit linger, a subtle undercurrent in the quiet lives of Altoona's residents. The local economy now finds its footing in agriculture and smaller enterprises, the land yielding its bounty in crops and livestock. Here, the past is not a forgotten relic but a quiet companion, a story whispered in the rustle of leaves and the distant rumble of a passing train, a gentle reminder of the generations who have called this particular stretch of Alabama home.

About This Altoona Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Altoona, Alabama with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Altoona and Etowah County.

Detailed location data for Altoona includes the ZIP code (35952), telephone area code (561), county seat of Etowah County (Gadsden), and school district assignment (Etowah County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Altoona is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.