Map of Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Huntsville is a city in Alabama, United States, with a population of about 215,006. It lies at 34.7304°N, 86.5859°W, about 193 m above sea level. Huntsville is about 967 km (601 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Madison, 15 km to the west.

Huntsville at a glance

Where is Huntsville?

• The largest city in Alabama on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 49 min on the shortest day to 14 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Huntsville

• Madison — 15 km west
• Decatur — 39 km west
• Gadsden — 96 km southeast
• East Florence — 98 km west
• Florence — 100 km west
• Columbia — 107 km north
• Spring Hill — 118 km north
• Chattanooga — 122 km east
• Murfreesboro — 125 km north
• East Chattanooga — 127 km east

Largest cities in Alabama

• Birmingham — 196,357
• Montgomery — 195,287
• Mobile — 183,289
• Tuscaloosa — 111,338
• Hoover — 84,848
• Dothan — 68,567
• Auburn — 62,059
• Decatur — 55,437
• Madison — 46,962
• Florence — 40,026

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Other places named Huntsville

• Huntsville — Texas, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.