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Leesburg – Cherokee County

Leesburg is a town in Cherokee County where a home search can involve both a wastewater question and a plan for spending time at Weiss Lake. Those are different uses of the word “water.” I would keep the home’s service arrangement, the household bill and a day at Leesburg Landing in separate conversations, so a useful fact about one does not become an assumption about the others.

Leesburg: town boundary from the 2024 U.S. Census Bureau, with the same boundary highlighted in a Northern Alabama locator inset. North is up. Editorial area: Appalachian Foothills. Not a property or service-boundary map.
Map sources and notes
Town boundary depiction: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 TIGER/Line. Editorial area: Appalachian Foothills. Not a property, school or utility boundary; confirm current jurisdiction and annexations with the responsible authority. View the full-size boundary map.

Who should I ask about a Leesburg sewer connection?

The Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority website specifically describes its history of providing sewer service in Leesburg. That makes the authority a relevant first contact, but the town name is not confirmation that every property has a connection or that a new connection is available.

The authority lists 256-927-8348 and weekday office hours of 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m. Its physical office is 161 East Main Street, Centre, AL 35960. Ask about the exact service address, whether you are changing an existing account or requesting new work, and which water and wastewater services the authority actually provides there.

For a purchase, keep the provider’s answer with the property’s available utility and system records. A sewer system serving part of a town does not establish the wastewater arrangement at an individual house. If the property instead uses a septic system, that is a separate records and professional-review conversation, not an account-transfer task.

Is paying a bill the same as applying for service?

No. The authority publishes a separate application page and landlord-acknowledgement page. Ask the office which current documents apply to an owner, tenant or account change, and obtain the current charges directly. An online payment does not itself establish a new applicant’s service or replace the relevant paperwork.

Its payment-options page distinguishes online payment, mailed checks and in-person payment. The office accepts cash, checks and debit or credit cards; the mailing address is PO Box 400, Centre, AL 35960, and the provider says not to mail cash. Use the street address above for a visit, not the postal box.

If you are close to a billing deadline or changing occupancy, confirm how the payment and requested service date will be handled. Keep your receipt and the office’s instructions. Enter account or identity information only through the provider’s accepted process, rather than a real-estate inquiry form.

What does the Leesburg Landing water-monitoring page actually tell me?

The Leesburg Landing Swim Guide record, managed by Coosa River Basin Initiative reports seasonal sampling, not a continuously updated all-clear. When reviewed October 31, 2026, its latest displayed sample was from September 3, with results posted September 4. The source description explains weekly sampling during the Memorial Day–Labor Day season.

The record also identifies paid entry and no lifeguard. It does not establish today’s admission price, gate status, campground availability or conditions everywhere on Weiss Lake. Read the sample date, follow current posted restrictions and advisories, and check the destination’s present arrangements before traveling. A historical pass percentage should not be read as a promise about the day you visit.

For a household comparing lake routines, distinguish an occasional visit from an expectation of daily access. Note the intended activity and season, then confirm the current operator arrangements. Do not carry a campground review’s price or an old event listing into a home budget as though it were a current official tariff.

Your question The evidence that fits it
Does this home have sewer service? The actual property’s connection records and the authority’s confirmation
How do I pay this authority’s bill? The provider’s own payment instructions and your account details
What does a monitoring result describe? The named sampling location, sample date and published monitoring scope
Can I visit or stay at the landing on a particular day? Current operator access, admission and reservation information
Will a lake routine work from this home? The actual trip and intended season, plus property-specific shoreline questions

Where can I plan the rest of a Leesburg-area visit?

The Cherokee Rock Village first-visit guide covers the separate walking-and-viewing destination without assuming you intend to climb. For a home whose appeal depends on lake use, the Weiss Lake seasonal-water and shoreline guide helps distinguish a view, a particular dock and launching elsewhere.

The Cherokee County guide adds property-record, school and other service handoffs. I can help connect those practical questions to a Leesburg-area shortlist while the responsible provider and destination operator confirm the details that apply to your property or visit.

What do the numbers say?

Leesburg Facts

People

Population
1009
Median age
33.6 years

Homes

Households
331
Housing units
557
Vacant housing units
226
Owner-occupied homes
250
Renter-occupied homes
81

Housing costs

Median owner-occupied home value
$182500
Median gross rent
$588 /mo
Owner costs with mortgage
$1185 /mo
Owner costs without mortgage
$485 /mo

Calculated measures

Renters spending 30%+ on housing
43.055556%

Travel

Mean commute
21.1 min

Income

Median household income
$56875
Sources & notes

Population

U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025; resident population as of July 1, 2025. ACS sampling margins of error do not apply.

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Median age

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±6.5 years.

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Households

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±71 housing units. Households correspond to occupied housing units.

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Housing units

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±101 housing units.

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Owner-occupied homes

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±61 housing units.

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Renter-occupied homes

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±41 housing units.

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Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±14035 USD/year. Income is in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

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Vacant housing units

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Housing units. Unit: housing units. Vacant is a Census housing-status category, not a count of homes advertised for sale or rent. Published 90% margin of error: +/-73 housing units.

Source definition

Median owner-occupied home value

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units. Unit: USD. Survey-reported value of owner-occupied homes, not current listings, appraisals or sale prices. Published 90% margin of error: +/-92625 USD.

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Median gross rent

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Unit: USD/month. Gross rent includes contract rent and applicable tenant-paid utilities and fuels; not current advertised rents. Published 90% margin of error: +/-256 USD/month.

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Owner costs with mortgage

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units with a mortgage. Unit: USD/month. Median selected monthly owner costs include mortgage payments and applicable taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and fees; not mortgage payment alone. Published 90% margin of error: +/-136 USD/month.

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Owner costs without mortgage

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units without a mortgage. Unit: USD/month. Median selected monthly owner costs include applicable taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and fees. Published 90% margin of error: +/-97 USD/month.

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Renters spending 30%+ on housing

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Cash-rent renter households with gross rent as a percentage of income computed. Unit: percent. Calculated share with gross rent at least 30% of household income. Excludes households whose percentage cannot be computed. Derived margin of error is unavailable; no unrelated margin is substituted. Formula: 100*(B25070_007E+B25070_008E+B25070_009E+B25070_010E)/(B25070_001E-B25070_011E). Numerator: 31; denominator: 72.

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Mean commute

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year Data Profile DP03_0025E. Mean one-way travel time to work, in minutes; workers age 16 and over who did not work from home. Retained accepted source run profile-31190; source SHA256 097b9dc1979c94ef809352561e32e389771b032607396d637bc4de7c701f8dea, line 305. This reuses accepted source evidence, not a new API fetch. Published 90% margin of error: +/-5.2 minutes. Survey travel time is not a current traffic estimate or a route to a named employer.

Source data

Population and ACS measures may cover different periods; the source notes identify each one. Community averages do not describe an individual household or establish the condition or suitability of a particular property. Estimates and margins are retained without replacing missing or annotated values with zero.

Continue your area search

Explore homes in the Leesburg area search. This map-based search is not an exact Census or service boundary, a complete inventory claim or confirmation of services.

Explore nearby

Explore source-qualified locations within 20 miles of this locality reference point, including places across county lines.

Red +: locality reference point. Bands: 1, 3, 5, 10 and 20 straight-line miles, not travel times or boundaries. Pins show recorded or representative locations; check place pages for access details.

13 source-qualified records within 20 miles.


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Want help connecting the details?

Tell me about your Leesburg buying, selling or relocation plans. I can help organize the home search around the routines and property questions that matter to you, while the responsible offices and providers confirm the address-specific details.

Sources and review notes

Official resources reviewed October 31, 2026. Undated pages are guidance checked on that date; hours, fees and program arrangements may change. The 2024 Census map provides geographic context, not current parcel, school or utility boundaries.

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