Rosa is a town in Blount County, Alabama, home to about 777 people across 4.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 35031 and 35121.
Homes sold for a median of $147 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Part is in Rosa, part in Blountsville and Susan Moore
Mostly Oneonta; part is in Rosa
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rosa. 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)31 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA119 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL549 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Rosa; 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.
Rosa had 376 residents in the 2020 census, up 20% since 2000.
It’s the 369th largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Blount County grew from 23,119 residents in 1900 to 59,134 in 2020.
Blount County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 33°F. About 57.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oneonta, AL weather station (4 miles away).
7,402 jobs at 777 businesses in Blount County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
83 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rosa’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 14 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 5 |
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 25 |
| Mental health providers | 15 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 14 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 8 |
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 (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Blount County, Oneonta City. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian SchoolOneonta | Pre-K–12 | 699 | Public | 6.4 mi |
| Blountsville Elementary SchoolBlountsville | Pre-K–6 | 648 | Public | 11.2 mi |
| Susan Moore Elementary SchoolBlountsville | Pre-K–6 | 582 | Public | 10.0 mi |
| Oneonta Elementary SchoolOneonta | K–5 | 663 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Allgood Alternative SchoolOneonta | 2–12 | — | Alternative Education | 3.2 mi |
| Oneonta Middle SchoolOneonta | 6–8 | 316 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| JB Pennington High SchoolBlountsville | 7–12 | 507 | Public | 11.3 mi |
| Susan Moore High SchoolBlountsville | 7–12 | 440 | Public | 10.0 mi |
| Oneonta High SchoolOneonta | 9–12 | 401 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Pleasant Christian SchoolBlountsville | Pre-K–12 | 137 | Baptist | 10.1 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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Shares ZIP codes with Oneonta, Blountsville, Allgood, Highland Lake and Susan Moore.
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