River FallsAL
A town of 496, settled in 1871.
Is River Falls a good place to live?
Of the 188 Alabama towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than River Falls. River Falls has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
496 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to River Falls: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in River Falls, and how to reach them.
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 River Falls.
Hurricanes leads a very high hazard risk in River Falls
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one in three of River Falls’ working residents commute to Andalusia
Most working residents leave River Falls for work: only 3% work in town. At $35,000, River Falls’ median household income is below both Alabama’s towns ($62,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs based in River Falls fell to 127 in 2023, 30 fewer than in 2013.
| River Falls | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $35,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.4% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
River Falls has mild winters and hot summers
River Falls has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. At 92°F, River Falls’ July high is where Alabama’s towns sit at 91°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy River Falls is
River Falls beats the Alabama average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 20% of River Falls adults have diabetes. Only 7 of the 188 Alabama towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than River Falls.
| River Falls | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 52% | 43% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | River Falls | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.9% | 14.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.9% | 78% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.3% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about River Falls
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of River Falls
About 0 of every 100 River Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
97% of working residents leave River Falls for work
Where River Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About River Falls
Town in Alabama, United States
River Falls is a town in Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 479. The town contains the neighborhood of Montezuma, which was once an unincorporated community and the first county seat of Covington County, before the seat moved to Andalusia.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 7.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 200 ft
- ZIP code
- 36476
- Area code
- 334
Questions about River Falls
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is River Falls, AL a good place to live?
River Falls has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.