Ethelsville is a town in Pickens County, Alabama, home to about 51 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 35461.
Part is in Ethelsville, part in Macedonia
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| Nearest major airport | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)85 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR)22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN154 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX491 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ethelsville; 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.
Ethelsville had 49 residents in the 2020 census, down 40% since 2000.
It’s the 575th largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Pickens County grew from 24,402 residents in 1900 to 19,123 in 2020.
Pickens County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 94°F in summer, and winter lows average 36°F. About 56.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 0 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Columbus, MS weather station (10 miles away).
2,546 jobs at 243 businesses in Pickens 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Macedonia.
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