Jessica HassanSpruce Pine is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Franklin County, Alabama. It is not a municipal government, and it is not the North Carolina town with the same name. A useful first look here can connect community history with today’s practical questions: which event or building you mean, which map you are reading and who handles the road or property question.
Map sources and notes
Is Spruce Pine Day an everyday opening schedule?
No. The Franklin County Chamber’s dated Spruce Pine Day listing announced October 17, 2026, from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. at the Spruce Pine Community Center. That date is past as of this review. The listing is useful context for the community gathering, not evidence that the building or museum is open whenever you arrive.
For event and vendor questions, that listing gives 256-460-5276. Its separate venue record gives 256-460-0524 and 9300 County Road 22, Spruce Pine, AL 35585. Confirm the meeting point and current arrangements before traveling. Other directories may use a different nearby address for a different purpose; keep the actual event’s instructions with your plan.
The Chamber’s festival background page traces the gathering to a community chicken stew in 1999 and connects it with the Spruce Pine Museum. That is a good starting question for a local-history visit. It does not supply a year-round museum timetable or a confirmed date for next year’s festival.
What can an older map tell me about the community?
The Alabama Department of Archives and History catalogs a 1947 quadrangle map of Spruce Pine created by the U.S. Geological Survey. The digital record has separate front and back images. Open the front for the mapped landscape rather than stop at a search result labeled “Back.”
An older topographic sheet can be a satisfying way to frame a history question about roads, streams or place names. Keep the date beside your notes. It is not the current CDP outline, a parcel survey, proof that a road remains public or permission to enter land. The Census boundary map on this page answers a different geographic question, and neither replaces current property records.
| What you are looking at | What it can help with | What it does not establish |
|---|---|---|
| Dated Spruce Pine Day listing | The announced event, contact and destination | Everyday building access or a future event booking. |
| 1947 USGS quadrangle | Historical landscape questions | Current road status, parcel boundaries or access rights. |
| 2024 Census CDP map | The statistical community outline | Town government, school assignment or utility coverage. |
Who can help with a road question near a property?
The Franklin County directory lists the Highway Department/County Engineer at 256-332-8434. Give the actual road and location and ask who is responsible; a Spruce Pine address does not prove county maintenance of every road or driveway. Keep road responsibility separate from private access and title questions.
How does this fit a home search?
The Franklin County guide provides property-record, school and service-provider handoffs. Bring the parcel reference and intended use when asking about a home or lot; a community-center destination is not a service-area marker.
If you want a different way to explore the wider county, the Bear Creek lakes guide separates reservoirs and named public access points. I can help you compare the ordinary drives and places that matter to you, while the responsible offices establish the property-specific answers. Use the relocation guide to keep those questions in a workable move plan.
What do the numbers say?
Population U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±116 persons. Median age U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±28.3 years. Households U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±60 housing units. Households correspond to occupied housing units. Housing units U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±82 housing units. Owner-occupied homes U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±36 housing units. Renter-occupied homes U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±54 housing units. Median household income U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: ±6886 USD/year. Income is in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. 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: +/-60 housing units. 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 margin is nonnumeric; raw code: -222222222. No numeric estimate is displayed; retained source codes or denominator prevent a valid value. Equivalent retained Census profile annotation: estimate '-'; margin '**'. Any bound describes an interval, not an exact median. 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 margin is nonnumeric; raw code: -222222222. No numeric estimate is displayed; retained source codes or denominator prevent a valid value. 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 margin is nonnumeric; raw code: -222222222. No numeric estimate is displayed; retained source codes or denominator prevent a valid value. 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 margin is nonnumeric; raw code: -222222222. No numeric estimate is displayed; retained source codes or denominator prevent a valid value. 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: 0; denominator: 34. 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 512. This reuses accepted source evidence, not a new API fetch. Published 90% margin of error: +/-13.6 minutes. Survey travel time is not a current traffic estimate or a route to a named employer. 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.Spruce Pine Facts
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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 retained 2024 Census map provides geographic context, not current parcel, school or utility boundaries.