GadsdenAlabama
Gadsden is a city in and the county seat of Etowah County, Alabama, United States. The population was 33,945 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 33,367 in 2025, making it is the eighteenth-largest city in Alabama..
Intro: Wikipedia
About Gadsden
Gadsden is a thriving city in northeastern Alabama counting 33,086 people who proudly call it home.
Gadsden holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 37.44 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 884 residents per square mile.
📰 Gadsden News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Gadsden Unique
- A top-25 city in Alabama by population (#17 of 463 incorporated places).
- Positioned in northeastern Alabama, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Home to 1.0% of Alabama's city-dwelling population.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 33,086.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Gadsden
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Fat Man's Squeeze · Attraction
- Noccalula Falls · Attraction
- Noccalula Falls Petting Zoo · Zoo
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Gadsden
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Gadsden
- C I T Y Program
- Donehoo Elementary School
- Etowah County Special Education Learning Center
- Eura Brown Elementary School
- Floyd Elementary School
- Gadsden Middle School
- Gaston Elementary School
- Gaston High School
- Highland Elementary School
- Litchfield Middle School
- Mitchell Elementary School
- Sansom Middle School
- W E Striplin Elementary School
- Walnut Park Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Riverview Regional Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Gadsden Regional Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
- Mountain View Hospital · Psychiatric
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.