Town guide

Edwardsville, Alabama

Edwardsville is a town in Cleburne County, Alabama, home to about 238 people across 16 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 36262 and 36269.

Homes sold for a median of $194 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population23814 per sq mi
Median home value$143,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$194Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Edwardsville

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns
Fruithurst, AL36262 —/sq ft

Mostly Fruithurst; part is in Edwardsville

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Around Edwardsville

Distances

Nearest major airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)59 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA58 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL570 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Edwardsville; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Edwardsville

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Edwardsville had 206 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.

It’s the 493rd largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.

Cleburne County grew from 13,206 residents in 1900 to 15,056 in 2020.

Edwardsville population by census2000: 186, 2010: 202, 2020: 206186200020220102062020

Cleburne County, 1900–2020

Cleburne County population, 1900 to 20201900: 13,206, 1910: 13,385, 1920: 13,360, 1930: 12,877, 1940: 13,629, 1950: 11,904, 1960: 10,911, 1970: 10,996, 1980: 12,595, 1990: 12,730, 2000: 14,123, 2010: 14,972, 2020: 15,05613K’00’1013K’20’3014K’40’5011K’60’7013K’80’9014K’00’1015K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 57.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near EdwardsvilleJan: high 53°F, low 30°F, 5.6 in; Feb: high 58°F, low 33°F, 5.9 in; Mar: high 66°F, low 39°F, 5.6 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 46°F, 4.8 in; May: high 80°F, low 55°F, 4.7 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 63°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 67°F, 5.4 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 66°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 60°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 75°F, low 48°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 37°F, 4.5 in; Dec: high 56°F, low 33°F, 5.4 in53°30°Jan5.658°33°Feb5.966°39°Mar5.673°46°Apr4.880°55°May4.785°63°Jun4.689°67°Jul5.488°66°Aug4.484°60°Sep3.375°48°Oct3.464°37°Nov4.556°33°Dec5.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Heflin, AL weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Cleburne County

2,022 jobs at 186 businesses in Cleburne County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cleburne CountyConstruction: 536 jobs; Retail trade: 472 jobs; Manufacturing: 392 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 161 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 139 jobs; Other services: 105 jobs; Professional services: 75 jobs; Wholesale trade: 47 jobsConstruction 27% Retail trade 23% Manufacturing 19% Hotels and restaurants 8% Health care and social assistance 7% Other services 5% Professional services 4% Wholesale trade 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Edwardsville’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Higgins General HospitalCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Bremen17.1 miles
  • Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cedartown19.9 miles
  • Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Anniston23.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Schools in Edwardsville

Public schools here are run by Cleburne County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Fruithurst Elementary SchoolFruithurstPre-K–6226Public2.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Fruithurst.

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