Hillsboro is a town in Lawrence County, Alabama, home to about 527 people across 1.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 35643.
Homes sold for a median of $142 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hillsboro. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)79 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Huntsville International Airport (HSV)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN108 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL497 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hillsboro; 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.
Hillsboro had 407 residents in the 2020 census, down 33% since 2000.
It’s the 411th largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Lawrence County grew from 20,124 residents in 1900 to 33,073 in 2020.
Lawrence County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 56.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Courtland 2 Wsw, AL weather station (9 miles away).
3,567 jobs at 408 businesses in Lawrence County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hillsboro.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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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.
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