Huntsville metropolitan area

Huntsville Metropolitan Area
Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Downtown Huntsville 34°39′00″N 86°47′13″W / 34.650°N 86.787°W / 34.650; -86.787
Map of Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville, AL–TN CSA
CountryUnited States
State(s)Alabama
Largest cityHuntsville
Other citiesAthens and Madison
Area
  Total
1,382 sq mi (3,580 km2)
Population
 (2020 Census)
  Total
491,723
  Rank108th in the U.S.
GDP
  Total$38.101 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

The Huntsville Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area on the northern border of Alabama. The metro area's principal city is Huntsville, and consists of two counties: Limestone and Madison. 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.