Anniston, Alabama | |
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Downtown Anniston in 2012 | |
Nickname: The Model City | |
![]() Location of Anniston in Calhoun County, Alabama. | |
Coordinates: 33°39′40″N 85°50′00″W / 33.66111°N 85.83333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Calhoun |
Settled | April 1872 |
Incorporated | July 3, 1883 |
Area | |
• City | 45.90 sq mi (118.87 km2) |
• Land | 45.83 sq mi (118.69 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
Elevation | 719 ft (219 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 21,564 |
• Density | 470.57/sq mi (181.69/km2) |
• Metro | 116,736 (US: 327th) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 36201-36207 |
Area code | 256 |
FIPS code | 01-01852 |
GNIS feature ID | 0159066 |
Website | www |
Anniston is a city in, and county seat of, Calhoun County in the state of Alabama, United States. In 2020, the city had a population of 21,564.[2]