Piedmont is a "city of trees" at the base of Dugger Mountain approximately 15 miles west of the Georgia line and 125 miles south of the Tennessee line. Nestled in the piedmont area of Dugger mountain and with others in almost every direction. To the east lies the Oakey Mountain range, south has the beautiful Dugger Mountain (see homepage photo) and southwest, the beginning of the Choccolocco Mountain range.

It is located in the northeast corner of Calhoun county View Map and is connected by U.S highway 278 and Alabama highways 9 and 21. It is surrounded by recreational and scenic spots. Northward some 20 miles, you will find fishing and boating activities of Weiss Lake on the Coosa river near Centre, Alabama. Approximately 45 miles farther north is the TVA hydroelectric dam on the Tennessee river with the resulting huge backwater area surrounding the Guntersville, Alabama area. Also, about 30 miles west of Piedmont you will find the Neely-Henry dam and backwater on the Coosa River. And still another, the Logan-Martin dam and lake some 30 miles south from the Neely-Henry dam. Obviously, there are ample water activities within a 50-60 mile distance from Piedmont. Visit the Alabama Lakes & Coastal Areas website for complete details.

Additional recreation assets include a close proximity to the Talladega National Forest covering a large portion of Dugger mountain where deer and wild turkey are plentiful. The nationally famous Pinhoti (Indian word meaning "turkey home") Trail extends 104 miles in the Talladega National Forest including Dugger Mountain and Mount Cheaha where the highest point in Alabama is located at the Cheaha State Park. Pinhoti is a hiking only trail and is classified as moderate to difficult. It affords the hiker many breathtaking scenes. Click Here and also Here for more details.

The Chief Ladiga Trail is a "Rails to Trails" cooperative effort. This is a paved trail on an abandoned roadbed of the Seaboard Airlines Railway system and, when finished will extend from Anniston, Alabama to Atlanta, Georgia for a completed length of about 90 miles. It's present status is that the majority of the Alabama portion is completed, with some 33 miles from Anniston through Jacksonville and Piedmont to the Cleburne County line. This trail, unlike the mountain hiking trails, is easily navigable yet affords some beautiful wooded and country scenes. Motorized vehicles are not allowed on this trail. Walking, bicycles, and wheel chairs only, are allowed. For complete trail rules, Click Here . And for more information on the trail with photos, Click Here

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Piedmont Statistics Of Interest
(All Census Figures are from U.S. Census of 2000)

Total Population: 5,120 Male Population: 2,346 Female Population: 2,774 Average Age: 40.43 The Way Calhoun County Votes (2000 Presidential Election) Bush: 22,306 Gore: 15,781 Nadar: 481 (2004 Presidential Election) Bush: 29,806 Kerry: 15,076

City Area: 9.75 Sguare Miles # Employers in Zip 36272: 161 # Employees in Zip 36272: 2,374 Population in Zip 36272: 14,005 Median Age Zip 36272: 38.1 Average Household size, Zip 36272: 2.42 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PIEDMONT'S CLIMATE Avg Annual Rainfall: 55.6 in. Avg Annual Snowfall: 0.9 in. Avg July High: 89.5 F Avg Jan. Low: 30.5 F Elevation (above sea level): 703 ft