Huntsville metropolitan area

Huntsville Metropolitan Area
Huntsville Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Downtown Huntsville 34°39′00″N 86°47′13″W / 34.650°N 86.787°W
Map of Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville, AL–TN CSA	Huntsville metropolitan area Decatur metropolitan area Albertville micropolitan area Fort Payne micropolitan area Fayetteville micropolitan area City of Huntsville City of Decatur
	Huntsville metropolitan area Decatur metropolitan area Albertville micropolitan area Fort Payne micropolitan area Fayetteville micropolitan area City of Huntsville City of Decatur
Country	United States
State(s)	Alabama
Largest city	Huntsville
Other cities	Athens and Madison
Area
• Total	1,382 sq mi (3,580 km2)
Population (2020 Census)
• Total	491,723
• Rank	108th in the U.S.
GDP
• Total	$38.101 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC-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.