Spring GardenAL
A town of 201, settled in 1844.
Is Spring Garden a good place to live?
100% of households own their home in Spring Garden, above both Alabama’s towns (69%) and U.S. towns (73%). Spring Garden has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
201 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Spring Garden: who provides what
Spring Garden is unincorporated, so Cherokee County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Spring Garden.
The schools Spring Garden’s kids attend
The largest public high school is Spring Garden High School, with 550 students. The Cherokee County school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Garden High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 550 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
The biggest natural risk in Spring Garden is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
Spring Garden’s FEMA risk score is 87 of 100, where Alabama’s towns sit at 59 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. 60% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 17%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Spring Garden has mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 32° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of Spring Garden’s workers commute out
Most people who work leave Spring Garden to do it: just 1% work in town. The top destinations are Centre (14%), Rome (8%) and Anniston (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 28 miles.
| Spring Garden | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Spring Garden stands out in Alabama and nationally: a larger share of its adults have been diagnosed with depression
Two figures for adults in Spring Garden: 21% smoke cigarettes, 30% say their health is fair or poor. Among 188 Alabama towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Spring Garden. 46% of Spring Garden adults have high blood pressure.
| Spring Garden | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Spring Garden | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 12.4% | 8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.8% | 15.4% |
| More smokers | 21.2% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Spring Garden
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Spring Garden; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Spring Garden residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
About Spring Garden
Census-designated place in Alabama, United States
Spring Garden is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 216 as of the 2020 census. The area was also known as Amberson or Ambersonville in the 19th century.
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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 696 ft
- ZIP code
- 36275
Questions about Spring Garden
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spring Garden, AL a good place to live?
Spring Garden has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.