Pine Ridge, Alabama
town in Alabama
Pine Ridge is a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1982. At the 2020 census, the population was 263.
Geography
Pine Ridge is located near the geographic center of DeKalb County at 34°26′45″N 85°46′45″W (34.445939, -85.779069). It is bordered to the east by the city of Fort Payne, the county seat, and to the northwest by the city of Rainsville.
Pine Ridge is in the Ridge and Valley portion of the Appalachian Mountains and occupies a series of low ridges and valleys. From east to west, they are Middle Ridge, Dugout Valley, Shinbone Ridge, and Sand Valley, with the northwestern part of the town climbing the eastern edge of Sand Mountain, a southern extension of the Cumberland Plateau.
Alabama State Route 35 passes through the town, connecting Fort Payne and Rainsville. Exit 218 on Interstate 59 is 2 miles (3 km) east of Pine Ridge via AL 35.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), all land.
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