Needham, Alabama

About Needham

Needham, AL is a tiny community located in southwestern Alabama counting 69 people who proudly call it home.

Needham holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.57 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 121 residents per square mile.

📰 Needham News Today

• Needham, AL Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 10
• Class 3A softball: Emily Needham leads Saint James past Colbert County to title AL.com · May 22
• Alabama Man Arrested Over Alleged Plot to Target Synagogues, Weapons Cache Uncovered Combat Antisemitism Movement · Oct 29
• Michael Nelson Obituary - Mobile, AL Dignity Memorial · Apr 13
• Kendall "Bobo" Turner Obituary (2026) - Needham, AL - Bumpers Funeral Home - Butler Legacy | Obituary · May 7

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What Makes Needham Unique

• With 69 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southwestern Alabama, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Alabama — one of 594 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

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