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Muscle Shoals

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Also known as Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Muscle Shoals, AL

city in Alabama, USA

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Alabama
County
Colbert
Established
April 23, 1923
Incorporated
April 24, 1923
Type
Mayor/Council
City
16.82 sq mi (43.57 km )
Land
16.80 sq mi (43.52 km )
Water
0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
Elevation
525 ft (160 m)
Density
968.6/sq mi (373.96/km )
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
Website
www .cityofmuscleshoals .com

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Muscle Shoals” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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