Redstone Arsenal is a community in Madison County, Alabama, home to about 858 people across 22 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 35808.
Mostly Huntsville; part is in Redstone Arsenal
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| Nearest major airport | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)78 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Huntsville International Airport (HSV)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN103 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL497 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Redstone Arsenal; 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.
Redstone Arsenal had 837 residents in the 2020 census, down 65% since 2000.
It’s the 346th largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Madison County grew from 43,702 residents in 1900 to 388,153 in 2020.
Madison County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 92°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 54.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 2 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Huntsville Intl Ap, AL weather station (8 miles away).
191,024 jobs at 9,295 businesses in Madison County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Redstone Arsenal.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 3 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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.
Parks (14 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 3 miles 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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Shares ZIP codes with Huntsville.
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