Huntsville metropolitan area
Huntsville Metropolitan Area | |
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| Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
Downtown Huntsville | |
Map of Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville, AL–TN CSA
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| Coordinates: 34°39′00″N 86°47′13″W / 34.650°N 86.787°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | Alabama |
| Largest city | Huntsville |
| Other cities | Athens and Madison |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,382 sq mi (3,580 km2) |
| Population (2020 Census) | |
• Total | 491,723 |
| • Rank | 108th in the U.S. |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $38.101 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
The Huntsville Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area on the northern border of Alabama. The metro area's principal city is Huntsville, and consists of two counties: Limestone and Madison. As of the 2020 United States census, the Huntsville Metropolitan Area's population was 491,723, making it the 2nd-largest metropolitan area in Alabama (behind only the Birmingham metropolitan area) and the 113th-largest in the United States.