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Athens
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county seat of Limestone County, Alabama, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- County
- Limestone
- Incorporated
- November 19, 1818
- Named after
- Athens , Greece
- Type
- Mayor Council
- Total
- 40.87 sq mi (105.85 km )
- Land
- 40.60 sq mi (105.16 km )
- Water
- 0.26 sq mi (0.68 km )
- Elevation
- 656 ft (200 m)
- Density
- 625.7/sq mi (241.58/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Zip code
- 35611–35614–35613
- Fips code
- 01-02956
- Website
- www .athensalabama .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Athens
- Population
- 25406
- Area
- 103.05734
- Elevation
- 798
- Official website
- www.athensal.us
- Image
- Limestone County Courthouse, Athens, Alabama 01.jpg
- Households
- 9709
- Dialing code
- 256
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- Commons category
- Athens, Alabama
- inception
- 1818-11-19
- water as percent of area
- 0.6372
- P8168
- Bagha Shad
- water area
- 0.656696
- per capita income
- 29510
- mean age
- 41.3
- postal code
- 35614
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Athens is a city in and the county seat of Limestone County, in the U.S. state of Alabama; it is included in the Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville combined statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 25,407.
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