Garden City is a town in Cullman County, Alabama, home to about 557 people across 2.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 35070, and parts of 35077 are in Garden City too.
Homes sold for a median of $149 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population557246 per sq mi
Median home value$108,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$149Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking9%Latest 3 months
ZIP codes in Garden City
2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Garden City, AL35070Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Part is in Garden City, part in Hanceville and Cullman
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Garden City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Garden City
Distances
Nearest major airport
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)34 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Atlanta, GA137 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL540 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Garden City; 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.
Population over time
Garden City had 528 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 405th largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Cullman County grew from 17,849 residents in 1900 to 87,866 in 2020.
Cullman County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 59.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hanceville, AL weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Cullman County
27,591 jobs at 1,867 businesses in Cullman County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Cullman Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Cullman10.5 miles
St. Vincents BlountCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Oneonta18.2 miles
Walker Baptist Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Jasper29.7 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Garden City
Parks (1 nearby)
C.W. Day Hanceville Park & Recreation · 26 acres1.1 mi
Grocery stores
Warehouse Discount Groceries1.7 mi
Pharmacies
Blue & Gray Drugs1.8 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Cullman County Public - Hanceville Branch1.2 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.