Anderson (Etowah County, Alabama)
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Location of Anderson, Alabama
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alabama | ||
| County : | Etowah County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 4 ′ N , 85 ° 55 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Height : | 172 m | ||
| Area code : | +1 256,938 | ||
| FIPS : | 01-01732 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 113067 | ||
Anderson , also known by the name Anderson Crossroad or Anderson Crossing is an unincorporated community in Etowah County in the State of Alabama in the United States .
geography
Anderson is located in the northeast of the state of Alabama in the southern United States. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the Coosa River , which merges into the Alabama River at Montgomery and finally flows as the Mobile River into Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico .
Nearby locations include Gadsden (2 km southwest), Hokes Bluff (5 km southeast), Glencoe (6 km south) and Rainbow City (11 km southwest). The next larger city, with 212,000 inhabitants, is Birmingham, just under 85 kilometers south-west .
traffic
Anderson is located just off US Highway 411 . Interstate 59 also runs 6 kilometers northwest, running 715 kilometers from Louisiana to Georgia .
The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is 95 kilometers southwest of the town .