Most working residents leave Langston for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Scottsboro (29%), Huntsville (11%) and Fort Payne (10%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Langston0%

Scottsboro29%

Huntsville11%

Fort Payne10%

Rainsville5%

19 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Langston

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.

72risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Housing

A typical Langston home is worth about $297K

The typical Langston home is worth about $297,000, up 9.2% in a year, 23% above the Alabama typical home.

$297KZillow home value

Typical home value

Langston$297K

Alabama$242K

+9.2%

value change, 1 year

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Langston has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 32°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

1″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–54°

Spring49–73°

Summer68–89°

Fall50–74°

Oct 30

typical first frost

Apr 4

typical last frost

+0.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Health

How healthy Langston is

Langston beats the Alabama average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

32 measures vs. Alabama

2 better18 too close to call12 worse

What stands out	Langston	AL
More adults treating high blood pressure	83%	78%
More adults getting cholesterol checked	88.6%	85.8%
More adults with COPD	12.6%	8%

Highlands Medical Center

8.5 mi away · emergency room

2 of 3

care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Outdoors

9.2% of Langston is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

9.2%conserved

9.2%

conserved · 483 of 5,257 acres

0.0 mi

of trails · 0 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Langston City Park	—	5

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Langston for work

Where Langston’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

0jobs based in Langston

0%of working residents work in town

19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

19372017

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Langston’s story

Langston in pictures

10 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

1937Post Office
2016Guntersville Lake, United States (Unsplash UhagOo7IOyc)
2017Langston-Town-Hall-al

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Guntersville Lake, United States (Unsplash)

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About Langston

Town in Alabama, United States

Langston is a town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Langston had a population of 265. It initially incorporated in 1899. At some point after 1920 it disincorporated, then reincorporated in 1980 (after the census was taken that year, since it was not counted). Its peak population was 500, in 1920.

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Population: 265
Area: 8.2 sq mi
Elevation: 630 ft
ZIP code: 35755
Area code: 256

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What makes Langston stand out

284 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

Most working residents commute out of Langston