Anniston | |
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 Downtown Anniston in 2012 | |
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| Nickname: The Model City | |
 Location of Anniston in Calhoun County, Alabama. | |
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| Coordinates: 33°39′40″N 85°50′00″W / 33.66111°N 85.83333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Calhoun |
| Settled | April 1872 |
| Incorporated | July 3, 1883 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jack Draper (R) |
| Area | |
• City | 45.90 sq mi (118.87 km2) |
| • Land | 45.83 sq mi (118.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 719 ft (219 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 21,564 |
| • Density | 470.57/sq mi (181.69/km2) |
| • Metro | 116,736 (US: 327th) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 36201-36207 |
| Area code | 256 |
| FIPS code | 01-01852 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0159066 |
| Website | www |
Anniston is a city and the county seat of Calhoun County in Alabama, United States, and is one of two urban centers/principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 23,106.[2] According to 2019 Census estimates, the city had a population of 21,287.[3] Named "The Model City" by Atlanta newspaperman Henry W. Grady for its careful planning in the late 19th century, the city is situated on the slope of Blue Mountain.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Anniston city, Alabama". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 21, 2020.