city and county seat of Cullman County, Alabama, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cullman is a city in Cullman County, Alabama. Cullman is along Interstate 65, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Birmingham, and about 55 miles (89 km) south of Huntsville. According to the 2020 census, it has 18,213 people.[2] Cullman is the county seat of Cullman County, Alabama.
Cullman, Alabama | |
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City of Cullman | |
Motto: "A City of Character" | |
Coordinates: 34°10′39″N 86°50′41″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Cullman |
Settled | 1873 |
Incorporated | 1878 |
Founded by | Colonel Johann Gottfried Cullmann |
Named for | Colonel Johann Gottfried Cullmann |
Area | |
• Total | 23.49 sq mi (60.83 km2) |
• Land | 22.16 sq mi (57.38 km2) |
• Water | 1.33 sq mi (3.45 km2) |
Elevation | 898 ft (251 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 18,213 |
• Density | 822.07/sq mi (317.41/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 35055-35058 |
Area code(s) | 256 Exchanges: 734,735,736,737,738,775 |
FIPS code | 01-18976 |
FIPS code | 01-18976 |
GNIS feature ID | 0116948 |
Website | cullmanal |
The Cullman City School System operates five schools: Cullman Primary School (Pre-K - First Grade),
East Elementary (Second Grade - Sixth Grade),
West Elementary (Second Grade - Sixth Grade),
John G. Cullman Middle School (Seventh and Eighth Grades),
and Cullman High School (Ninth Grade - Twelfth Grade).[3]
Other schools in Cullman include the Saint Bernard Preparatory School, a Benedictine boarding school (Ninth Grade - Twelfth Grade),
Saint Bernard Middle School (Seventh and Eighth Grade),
Sacred Heart Elementary School (Pre-K - Sixth Grade),
Saint Paul's Lutheran School (Pre-K - Sixth Grade),
and Cullman Christian School (Pre-K - Twelfth Grade).
Cullman is in the TV broadcasting areas of both Birmingham, Alabama, and Huntsville, Alabama.
Also, there is one low-power broadcasting station in Cullman: WCQT-LP TV-27
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