Welcome to Piedmont ...
The city of Piedmont is primarily located in Calhoun County<1>. A portion of Piedmont extends into Cherokee County.
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The location of Piedmont has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Piedmont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Piedmont has a population of 4,513 people<3> (see below for details).
Piedmont is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Piedmont lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Piedmont (for example, toward Grady (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Piedmont: 256 & 938<5>
The ZIP code for Piedmont: 36272<6>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Piedmont had an population of 4,513 people. This is a decrease of 7.48% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.86% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Piedmont had a population of 4,878 people. This makes Piedmont the county's 4th most populous community.
The population of Piedmont represents 0.1% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 107th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 4,878 people, the population of Piedmont decreased 4.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,120 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Piedmont.
Communities Also Named Piedmont ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Piedmont: This one is located in Calhoun County and the other is located in Madison County.
Beyond Alabama, there are 35 communities that are also named Piedmont - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Piedmont.
Communities near Piedmont ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Piedmont.
- Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <7>
- Glencoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Glencoe is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <7>
- Hokes Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
- Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <7>
- Centre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Centre is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <7>
- Heflin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin
- Heflin is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <7>
- Weaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <7>
- Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Fruithurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Edwardsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Piedmont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piedmont.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Piedmont. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piedmont.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Piedmont. See our Newspapers Page for Piedmont.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piedmont ...
Looking for more information about Piedmont? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Piedmont, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Piedmont.
Adding Piedmont to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Piedmont in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Piedmont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>
From that list, the Piedmont post office opened in 1888.
We also found Piedmont in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Piedmont.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Piedmont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Piedmont. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piedmont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Piedmont area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Piedmont area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <6> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Piedmont). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Piedmont or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <9> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |