Cardiff, Alabama

About Cardiff

Cardiff is a tiny community in central Alabama, home to 57 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Cardiff is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.21 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 271 residents per square mile.

📰 Cardiff News Today

• ‘We just want the job done’: Cardiff neighbors say deteriorating road poses safety risk amid dispute over who should fix it WBRC · Jul 23
• Person struck by train in west Jefferson County cbs42.com · Apr 15
• Skeletal remains found in Brookside ravine WBRC · Jul 8
• Man fatally struck by freight train while walking on tracks near Graysville AL.com · Apr 16
• Paul David Kilgore Obituary | Tom M. Wages Funeral Service | Snellville, GA Tribute Archive · Jun 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cardiff Unique

• The only place in America named Cardiff — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.21 sq mi.
• With 57 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cardiff

• Cardiff Open Space Park reviews ★
• John Bensko Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cardiff

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