Mooresville, Alabama

Mooresville, Alabama
Mooresville Post Office
Location of Mooresville in Limestone County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°37′27″N 86°52′48″W / 34.62417°N 86.88000°W / 34.62417; -86.88000
Country United States
State Alabama
CountyLimestone
Town of MooresvilleNovember 16, 1818
Area
 • Total
0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2)
 • Land0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
 • Water0.050 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation
577 ft (176 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
47
 • Density188.3/sq mi (72.72/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35649
Area code256
FIPS code01-51264
GNIS feature ID2406188
Websitewww.mooresvilleal.com

Mooresville is a town in Limestone County, Alabama, United States, located southeast of the intersection of Interstate 565 and Interstate 65, and north of Wheeler Lake.

The town is between Huntsville and Decatur, and is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area; as of the 2020 census, Mooresville had a population of 47.

Although the town's per-capita income is over $50,000, Mooresville is within the area covered by the charter for the Appalachian Regional Commission, an organization whose goal is to help increase the per-capita income of impoverished areas. Mooresville is within Corridor V of the Appalachian Development Highway System.

The town was the primary filming location for Disney's live action production of Tom and Huck (1995).