Joppa is a community in Cullman County, Alabama, home to about 448 people across 1.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 35087.
Homes sold for a median of $117 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Joppa. 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)51 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Huntsville International Airport (HSV)27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA127 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL525 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Joppa; 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.
It’s the 428th 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).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 56.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Guntersville, AL weather station (13 miles away).
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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
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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