The Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) on the northern border of Alabama. The metro area consists of two counties - Limestone and Madison - anchored by the principal city of Huntsville. As of the 2020 United States census, the Huntsville Metropolitan Area's population was 491,723, making it the 2nd-largest metropolitan area in Alabama (behind only the Birmingham metropolitan area) and the 113th-largest in the United States. The MSA is a component of the broader Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville, AL–TN Combined Statistical Area.
Counties CountySeat2025 estimate2020 CensusChangeAreaDensityMadisonHuntsvilleLimestoneAthensTotal
Places
Besides Huntsville, the following places are included in the metro area. Incorporated places have their 2020 census population listed. Ardmore (1,321), sister city of Ardmore Tennessee Athens (25,406) Brownsboro East Limestone Elkmont (411) Gurley (816) Harvest (5,893) Hazel Green (4,105) Lester (111) Madison (56,933), Largest suburb Meridianville (8,209) Monrovia Moores Mill (6,729) Mooresville (47), smallest suburb New Hope (2,889) New Market (1,543) Owens Cross Roads (2,594) Redstone Arsenal (837), U.S. Army post Toney Triana (2,890) Decatur also has land within Limestone County, however the portion within Limestone County is uninhabited and Decatur forms its own separate Metropolitan Area.
Transportation Interstate 65 Interstate 565 U.S. Highway 72 U.S. Highway 231 U.S. Highway 431 U.S. Highway 31
See also Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas Alabama census statistical areas
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