Akron is a town in Hale County, Alabama, home to about 243 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 35441.
Homes sold for a median of $131 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Akron. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)74 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR)65 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA200 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX499 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Akron; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Akron had 225 residents in the 2020 census, down 57% since 2000.
It’s the 489th largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Hale County grew from 31,011 residents in 1900 to 14,785 in 2020.
Hale County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 35°F. About 55 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greensboro 2 Wnw, AL weather station (11 miles away).
1,904 jobs at 183 businesses in Hale County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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