Tuscumbia, Alabama

Tuscumbia
Colbert County Courthouse in Tuscumbia
Colbert County Courthouse in Tuscumbia
Official seal of Tuscumbia
Nickname: 
"The Charm of the Shoals"
Location of Tuscumbia in Colbert County, Alabama.
Location of Tuscumbia in Colbert County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°43′51″N 87°42′10″W / 34.73083°N 87.70278°W / 34.73083; -87.70278
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyColbert
Settled1815
Incorporated (town)December 20, 1820[1]
Named forChief Tuscumbia
Government
 • TypeMayor-City Council
 • MayorKerry L. Underwood
Area
 • Total9.26 sq mi (23.98 km2)
 • Land9.22 sq mi (23.87 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation427 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,054
 • Density982.42/sq mi (379.30/km2)
DemonymTuscumbian
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35674
Area codes256, 938
FIPS code01-77280
GNIS feature ID2405616[3]
Websitewww.cityoftuscumbia.org

Tuscumbia is a city in, and the county seat of, Colbert County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,054.[4] The city is part of The Shoals metropolitan area.

Tuscumbia was the hometown of Helen Keller, who lived at Ivy Green. Several sites in the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, especially in the Tuscumbia Historic District. The city is also the site of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference AL-1820-Incorp-Ococoposo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuscumbia, Alabama
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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