Spruce PineAL
Population 189: a town settled in 1859.
Is Spruce Pine a good place to live?
Among 188 Alabama towns, just 3 have a lower January low than Spruce Pine. Spruce Pine has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
189 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Spruce Pine.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Spruce Pine’s workers commute out
In Spruce Pine, 0.9% of working residents work locally, against 10% in Alabama’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The average trip to work for Spruce Pine comes to 20 minutes. Since 2013, Spruce Pine has added 24 jobs, to 32 in 2023. Half of commuters travel less than 23 miles.
| Spruce Pine | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 16% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Spruce Pine’s typical home value is about $189K
56% of households live in a home they own in Spruce Pine.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Spruce Pine
July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 30° and snow is almost unheard of. Among 188 Alabama towns, just 5 have a lower July high than Spruce Pine.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Spruce Pine than in most of Alabama or the rest of the country
For adults in Spruce Pine, the share who have diabetes is 17%. In Spruce Pine, 43% of adults have obesity, above both Alabama’s towns (39%) and U.S. towns (35%).
| Spruce Pine | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 24% | 19% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Spruce Pine | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.6% | 15.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.2% | 8% |
| More smokers | 20% | 15.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Spruce Pine: tornadoes
Federal aid has come to Spruce Pine households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2011. Compared with 53% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. 37% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from tornadoes, followed by inland flooding at 26%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Spruce Pine
Moving to Spruce Pine: who provides what
Spruce Pine is unincorporated, so Franklin 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.
99% of working residents leave Spruce Pine for work
Where Spruce Pine’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Spruce Pine; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Spruce Pine residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Alabama.
About Spruce Pine
Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
Spruce Pine is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Franklin County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Spruce Pine had a population of 215.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,027 ft
- ZIP code
- 35585
- Area code
- 256
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