Spruce Pine is a community in Franklin County, Alabama, home to about 189 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 35581 and 35585.
Homes sold for a median of $105 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population189203 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$105Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Spruce Pine. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Spruce Pine
Distances
Nearest major airport
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)82 miles away
Closer regional airport
Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL)26 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Memphis, TN134 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL514 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Spruce Pine; 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
Spruce Pine had 215 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2010.
It’s the 514th largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Franklin County grew from 16,511 residents in 1900 to 32,113 in 2020.
Franklin 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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 58.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Russellville 4 Sse, AL weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Franklin County
11,039 jobs at 539 businesses in Franklin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Spruce Pine’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Russellville HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Russellville8.2 miles
Lakeland Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Haleyville15.5 miles
Lakeland Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Haleyville15.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Pharmacies
3
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.
Schools in Spruce Pine
Public schools here are run by Franklin County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
East Franklin Junior High SchoolPhil Campbell
Pre-K–9
212
Public
10.2 mi
Phil Campbell Elementary SchoolPhil Campbell
Pre-K–6
441
Public
5.0 mi
Phil Campbell High SchoolPhil Campbell
7–12
382
Public
5.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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