Good Hope is a city in Cullman County, Alabama, home to about 2,574 people across 7.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 35055, 35057 and 35077.
Homes sold for a median of $156 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population2,574328 per sq mi
Median home value$203,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$156Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Good Hope, part in Hanceville and Garden City
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Good Hope. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Good Hope
Distances
Nearest major airport
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)39 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Nashville-Davidson, TN142 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL535 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Good Hope; 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
Good Hope had 2,483 residents in the 2020 census, up 26% since 2000.
It’s the 191st 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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 60.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Saint Bernard, AL weather station (5 miles 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
359 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Good Hope’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Cullman Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Cullman7.2 miles
St. Vincents BlountCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Oneonta25.3 miles
Walker Baptist Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Jasper27.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
27
Specialist doctors
11
Dentists
40
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
59
Mental health providers
151
Physical and occupational therapists
32
Optometrists
14
Chiropractors
25
Pharmacies
28
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.
Places in and around Good Hope
Parks (1 nearby)
Corey Harbison Park0.9 mi
Grocery stores
Walmart Supercenter3.1 mi
ALDI3.4 mi
Publix4.8 mi
Libraries
Cullman County Public Library4.9 mi
Museums
Cullman County Museum4.9 mi
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Cullman City, Cullman County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(18)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Cullman City Primary SchoolCullman
Pre-K–2
782
Public
5.6 mi
Good Hope Primary SchoolCullman
Pre-K–2
401
Public
1.4 mi
Welti Elementary SchoolCullman
Pre-K–5
218
Public
8.1 mi
Hanceville Elementary SchoolHanceville
K–5
648
Public
7.7 mi
West Point Elementary SchoolCullman
K–3
496
Public
9.7 mi
Cullman Community Comprehensive Learning CenterCullman
1–12
—
Alternative Education
4.9 mi
East Elementary SchoolCullman
3–6
466
Public
4.7 mi
Good Hope Elementary SchoolCullman
3–5
393
Public
0.8 mi
West Elementary SchoolCullman
3–6
490
Public
4.1 mi
Cullman Area Resource EducationCullman
6–12
—
Alternative Education
11.8 mi
Good Hope Middle SchoolCullman
6–8
378
Public
0.8 mi
Hanceville Middle SchoolHanceville
6–8
284
Public
7.7 mi
Cullman City Career TechCullman
7–12
—
Career and Technical
4.9 mi
Cullman Middle SchoolCullman
7–8
491
Public
5.2 mi
Cullman High SchoolCullman
9–12
1,014
Public
5.5 mi
Good Hope High SchoolCullman
9–12
485
Public
0.8 mi
Hanceville High SchoolHanceville
9–12
363
Public
7.7 mi
West Point High SchoolCullman
9–12
591
Public
9.7 mi
Private schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Sacred Heart ElementaryCullman
Pre-K–6
108
Roman Catholic
4.8 mi
St Pauls Lutheran SchoolCullman
Pre-K–6
49
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
4.7 mi
St Bernard Preparatory SchoolCullman
7–12
126
Roman Catholic
5.4 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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