Boaz, Alabama

Boaz is a city in Etowah and Marshall Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. The city is named after the husband of Ruth, from the Book of Ruth in the Bible. It is part of the 'Gadsden, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area'. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 10,107.^[3]

Boaz, Alabama
City
Boaz in 2012
Nickname:  City of Possibilities
Location in Etowah and Marshall counties, Alabama
Coordinates: 34°12′1″N 86°7′0″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Counties	Marshall, Etowah
Area [1]
• Total	14.61 sq mi (37.85 km2)
• Land	14.55 sq mi (37.68 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,073 ft (327 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	10,107
• Density	694.64/sq mi (268.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	35957, 35956
Area code	256
FIPS code	01-07912
GNIS feature ID	2403886[2]
Website	www.cityofboaz.org