Normal, Alabama

Populated place in Alabama
34°47′20″N 86°34′19″W / 34.78889°N 86.57194°W / 34.78889; -86.57194Country United States of AmericaState AlabamaCountiesMadisonNamed for"Normal" schoolDemonymNormaliteTime zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes
35762
Area code(s)256, 938

Normal, Alabama is the home of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (AAMU), the largest HBCU in Alabama. The university is situated in Huntsville, Alabama's northern city limits in Madison County.

Normal was established in 1890, when AAMU was then known as State Normal and Industrial School of Huntsville. It was designated a land grant college of Alabama. At that time student enrollment was 300 with 11 teachers. That same year, a United States Post Office was established there. Normal's ZIP Code is 35762. Students were called "Normalites".

References

  1. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013". 2013 Population Estimate. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. June 3, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
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Marshall Space Flight Center is in an unincorporated area near Huntsville.
The vast majority of the city is in the Huntsville School District with small portions in the other three.


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