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Piedmont, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Piedmont, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,389. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PIEDMONT-AL · Piedmont, AL 1 ZIPs · 13,389 pop · #21224/25278 · Etowah County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,635
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21224/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Altoona
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,389
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $142,600

Nearest income peer: Altoona, AL ( $3,274 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Piedmont

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Piedmont on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Piedmont, AL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,389
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,635
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($51,635 average) · poverty 17.2%. The primary code (36272) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Piedmont as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Ariton is the closest lower-income city and Boykin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Piedmont.

Population concentration

Piedmont's single ZIP 36272 carries the town

Piedmont is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 36272 is the entire residential footprint (13,389 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Piedmont

Citywide ZBP: 136 establishments, 1,396 employees , annual payroll $49,178k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 36272 (136 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (31) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Piedmont, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Etowah County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Piedmont. See the Etowah County roll-up →

Piedmont sits in the lower half of Etowah County on income: Gadsden, Boaz and Attalla report more, Altoona and Gallant report less. Boaz marks the far end of that range at $61,290, 19% above Piedmont.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
36272 13,389 $51,635 136 15
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Piedmont roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Piedmont, .