Alabama · Census place 0129992
Glencoe, Alabama
Glencoe is a city in 2 counties of Alabama with an estimated 5,396 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 104th largest of 257 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 5,396
- #104 of 257 in Alabama
- Change since 2020
- +0.3%
- +15 people
- Land area
- 17.0 sq mi
- + 0.08 sq mi water
- Density
- 317 / sq mi
- State median 715
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Glencoe population, 2020 to 2024
Glencoe added 15 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.3%. In the latest year it moved by +19. Among 107 Alabama places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 67th; the median place changed by +1.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Alabama has 14,094 people, so Glencoe is 38% of it.
Glencoe covers 17.00 square miles of land and 0.08 of water, for 317 people per square mile of land. The median Alabama place of 5,000+ has 715, so Glencoe is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Glencoe spans
Glencoe crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 5,396 residents as follows; Etowah County holds 99.7% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Etowah County5,379
- 02Calhoun County17
ZIP codes in Glencoe
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Glencoe by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 35903, 35905. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Glencoe is
The Census internal point of Glencoe is at 33.948300, -85.933600. Montgomery, the capital, is 110.6 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Gadsden, AL (33,086 people), 6.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Birmingham, AL, 57.5 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 33.948300, -85.933600
- DMS
- 33°56'53.88"N 85°56'0.96"W
- UTM
- 16N 598541.5E 3756935.8N
- Geohash
- dn4chs151
- Plus code
- 865PW3X8+8H
Daylight in Glencoe
At 33.95° N, Glencoe gets about 14 h 25 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 54 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 31 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Glencoe
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Alabama, measured between internal points. The closest is Hokes Bluff, 5.0 miles away, with 4,668 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Glencoe, AL?
5,396 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 15 (0.3%) from 5,381 in July 2020.
What county is Glencoe in?
It spans 2 counties: Etowah County (5,379 residents), Calhoun County (17 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Glencoe?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 35903, 35905.
How far is Glencoe from Montgomery?
110.6 miles (178.0 km) in a straight line, heading S from Glencoe.
What is the nearest larger city to Glencoe?
Gadsden, AL, with 33,086 residents, 6.2 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.