New Site

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New Site

Total population

750

Median home value

$171,900

21.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$61,250

New Site$61k

National$74k

Elevation270 m

Land area25.6 km²

Weather78°F · Partly Sunny

Coordinates33.03°, -85.78°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

New Site is a town in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1965. As of the 2020 census, New Site had a population of 773. It is part of the Alexander City Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for New Site, AL from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

John Malcolm Patterson

44th Governor of Alabama (1921–2021)

Albert Patterson

American politician (1894–1954)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alabama

• Goldville
  4.1 mi away · pop. 52
• Jacksons' Gap
  10 mi away
• Millerville
  14.2 mi away
• Ashland
  17.1 mi away · pop. 1,984
• Mount Olive
  20.5 mi away
• Roanoke
  25.4 mi away · pop. 5,311
• Mignon
  29.5 mi away · pop. 1,186
• Cusseta
  32.3 mi away
• Notasulga
  33.2 mi away · pop. 1,050
• Talladega
  33.4 mi away · pop. 15,861
• Hollis Crossroads
  35.7 mi away
• Munford
  36 mi away

Browse all places in Alabama →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about New Site

America's historic sites

Tracy Irons-Georges · 2000

The Caron Site (1BA376)

Prentice M. Thomas · 1982

A Catholic history of Alabama and the Floridas

Austin Carroll · 1908

Historic districts of America

Ralph W. Richardson · 1987

The Civil War on the Web

William G. Thomas · 2000

Hitting the military history trail

Shannon L. W. Hanson · 2007

The Second Battle of New Orleans

Richard O. Baumbach · 1980

Classification and evaluation of forest sites on the Mid-Cumberland Plateau

Glendon W Smalley · 1982

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 187 mi
• Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 239 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor

Seen 2026-09-22

Silver-spotted Skipper

Epargyreus clarus

Seen 2026-09-22

Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Seen 2026-09-22

Anchor Stink Bug

Stiretrus anchorago

Seen 2026-09-22

Ailanthus Webworm Moth

Atteva aurea

Seen 2026-09-22

striped wintergreen

Chimaphila maculata

Seen 2026-09-22

Christmas fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

Seen 2026-09-22

Great Purple Hairstreak

Atlides halesus

Seen 2026-09-22

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-09-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).