Town Creek is a town in Lawrence County, Alabama, home to about 979 people across 2.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 35672.
Homes sold for a median of $138 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Town Creek, part in Hatton
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Town Creek. 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)84 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL)13 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Nashville-Davidson, TN111 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL497 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Town Creek; 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.
Town Creek had 1,052 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 326th 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 (5 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).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Town Creek.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 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.
Libraries
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 Lawrence County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatton Elementary SchoolTown Creek | Pre-K–6 | 424 | Public | 6.0 mi |
| Hazlewood Elementary SchoolTown Creek | Pre-K–6 | 221 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Hatton High SchoolTown Creek | 7–12 | 536 | Public | 6.1 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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Shares ZIP codes with Hatton.
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