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About Altoona, AL

Altoona is a small community of about 1,250 people in northeast Alabama's Etowah County, roughly 15 miles from Gadsden via US Highway 278. The town sits in rolling Appalachian foothills near Northeast Alabama Regional Airport. Most visitors arrive via Interstate 59 to Gadsden, then take US 278 east. The volunteer fire station doubles as the community center and hosts the annual Altoona Day festival each fall.

Where is Altoona, AL on the map?

Altoona, AL is in United States, at 34.031, -86.318 - about 28 km west of Attalla, AL.

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The closest airport to Altoona, AL is Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, 91 km (about 1 h 17 min by car).

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