Abortion Picture, 2009
Garden City’s story
153 years in pictures
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- 1873Garden City is founded
Garden CityAL
A town of 545, founded in 1873.
Population
545
2025 Census estimate · +3.4% since 2020
Median home value
$109K
Census ACS
Household income
$48K
median
Median age
43.9
years
Jobs based here
217
Balanced
Is Garden City a good place to live?
28% of residents are 65 or older in Garden City, above both the Alabama town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Garden City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
545 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
HancevilleGarden City
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Garden City: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Garden City, and how to reach them.
PowerCullman Electric Coop14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGarden City Water DepartmentNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Garden City’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Alabama you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereCullman County Circuit ClerkCullman County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes35077, 3507035077 82% · 35070 18%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Garden City.
Climate
Mild winters and hot summers in Garden City
In July, afternoons reach 90°; in January, nights fall to 32°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
1″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter34–55°
Spring50–73°
Summer68–89°
Fall51–74°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Mar 31
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Garden City has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Garden City’s FEMA risk score stands at 67 of 100. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2011. Expected losses in Garden City break down as 49% from inland flooding and 19% from cold waves.
67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Few of Garden City’s working residents work in town
Garden City had 217 jobs in 2023, up 51 from 2013. Commuting out is the norm here: 1% of working residents work locally. Its average trip to work stands at 29 minutes. The share of residents in Garden City who live below the poverty line is 19%, against 16% in Alabama’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
1%work in town
| Garden City | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $48,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Garden City1%
Cullman23%
Birmingham11%
Hanceville8%
Huntsville5%
17 mi
median commute distance
217
jobs based in Garden City
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health
How healthy Garden City is
Two figures for adults in Garden City: 17% report frequent physical distress, 46% have high blood pressure. Among adults here, 20% smoke cigarettes.
| Garden City | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 43% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 19% |
32 measures vs. Alabama
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Garden City | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20.2% | 15.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.3% | 7.3% |
Cullman Regional Medical Center
13.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
1.5% of the land in Garden City is protected from building
Trails total 0.3 miles in 1 park or preserve. Garden City’s density of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: one, of 9 acres.
1.5%conserved
| Garden City | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
1.5%
conserved · 21 of 1,457 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Garden City River Park | 0.2 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Garden City
17pages on Garden City
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Garden City
About 1 of every 100 Garden City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
About Garden City
Town in Alabama, United States
Garden City is a town in Cullman and Blount counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2020 census, the population was 528. Garden City was founded by Johann Cullmann, namesake of Cullman County in 1873 after founding Cullman, Alabama. It was located in Blount County and was incorporated in 1878 (although other sources claim 1911). Cullman County was created in 1877. Garden City was annexed by Cullman County with a shift in county borders until 1901. After a lapse in its incorporation, it was re-incorporated in 1950.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 502 ft
- ZIP code
- 35070
- Area code
- 256
Questions about Garden City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Garden City, AL a good place to live?
Garden City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.