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Anniston, AL

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Population
20,930
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
710 ft
Median Home Value
$158,800
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$799/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$46,668
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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Anniston in context.

OverallBest places in AlabamaPopulation rankingHighest population places in AlabamaNearest larger communityGadsden, Alabama26 miles away · 33,367 residents.

About Anniston

Anniston is the county seat of Calhoun County and one of the main urban centers of the Anniston-Oxford area. It has an old industrial story, beginning with iron production around the Civil War, and a complicated civil-rights history marked today by Freedom Riders National Monument. Blue Mountain, the Alabama National Guard Training Center, and the Anniston Army Depot all shape its local context. The city feels layered: civic, military, historic, and heavier than its population alone suggests.

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Lower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingNearby Hospital Emergency DepartmentsA+97.7ratingBright SkiesA+97.6rating

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