THE TUSCUMBIA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Eastern Highland Rim setting.
Tuscumbia city has 9.22 square miles of land in Colbert County. Its Census reference point is in Eastern Highland Rim, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Tuscumbia and Colbert County
Tuscumbia is associated with Colbert County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Tuscumbia by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Tuscumbia, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 4.4 percentage points lower than the 4.9% recorded for Colbert County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Tuscumbia city has 1.3 times the land area of nearby Sheffield city (6.99 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

