About New Market
Set in the northern part of Alabama, New Market is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, New Market is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 17.53 square miles.
📰 New Market News Today
- Buckhorn High School (New Market, AL) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 15
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- Lillian Eula Foster Obituary Aug 13, 2026 Berryhill Funeral Home & Crematory · Aug 13
- Buckhorn Junior Varsity Girls Golf (New Market, AL) Roster Sports Illustrated · Aug 15
- Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Huntsville metro area Stacker · Jul 28
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What Makes New Market Unique
- One of 8 places in the US named New Market — but the Alabama one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Alabama, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
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 9 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in New Market
- Sharon Johnston Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in New Market
- Buckhorn High School
- Buckhorn Middle School
- Moores Mill Intermediate School
- New Market School
- Walnut Grove School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateAlabama
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area17.53 sq mi
Coordinates34.8923, -86.4258