Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Muscle Shoals | |
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Location of Muscle Shoals in Colbert County, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 34°45′30″N 87°38′10″W / 34.75833°N 87.63611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Colbert |
| Established | April 23, 1923 |
| Incorporated | April 24, 1923 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor/Council |
| Area | |
• City | 16.82 sq mi (43.57 km2) |
| • Land | 16.80 sq mi (43.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 525 ft (160 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 16,275 |
| • Density | 968.6/sq mi (373.96/km2) |
| • Metro | 147,317 (US: 281st) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 35660(obsolete), 35661, 35662 |
| Area codes | 256, 938 |
| FIPS code | 01-53016 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404345 |
| Website | www |
Muscle Shoals is the largest city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. It is located on the left bank of the Tennessee River in the northern part of the state and, as of the 2020 census, Muscle Shoals had a population of 16,275. The estimated population in 2019 was 14,575.
Both the city and the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area (including four cities in Colbert and Lauderdale counties) are commonly called "The Shoals". Northwest Alabama Regional Airport serves the Shoals region, located in the northwest section of the state in Muscle Shoals.