Gainesville is a town in Sumter County, Alabama, home to about 236 people across 1.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 35464.
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| Nearest major airport | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)96 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport (MEI)48 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN189 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX475 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gainesville; 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.
Gainesville had 172 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 496th largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Sumter County grew from 32,710 residents in 1900 to 12,345 in 2020.
Sumter 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 60 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gainesville 2 Ne, AL weather station (2 miles away).
2,597 jobs at 204 businesses in Sumter 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.
Parks (4 nearby)
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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