Trafford is a town in Blount County, Alabama, home to about 493 people across 2.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 35172.
Homes sold for a median of $134 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Part is in Trafford, part in County Line and Locust Fork
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Trafford. 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)18 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA133 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL556 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Trafford; 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.
Trafford had 613 residents in the 2020 census, up 17% since 2000.
It’s the 421st 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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 57.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pinson, AL weather station (9 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with County Line and Locust Fork.
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