This is also the center for transportation services, health care, social services, retail and wholesale trade, financial and legal services, communications, recreational opportunities and cultural attractions in northeast Alabama. Located on Interstate Highway 59, we are 55 miles northeast of Birmingham, 90 miles southwest of Chattanooga and 110 miles west of Atlanta.With populations of 37, 500 in the city, 103, 000 in the county and 350, 000 in a 30-mile radius, Gadsden is a Keep America Beautiful national award-winner, a recipient of the U.S. Conference of Mayors' City Livability Award, and was designated an All-America City by the National Civic League.