Edgewater, Alabama

About Edgewater

Set in the central part of Alabama, Edgewater is a small unincorporated community.

Edgewater holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.16 square miles.

📰 Edgewater News Today

• Edgewater HOA votes to euthanize hundreds of geese in Madison neighborhood WAFF · Jun 12
• Protesters seek to stop plan to cull hundreds of geese in Alabama The Guardian · Jun 15
• ‘We have heard your voices’: After protests, Edgewater HOA scraps plan to euthanize geese WHNT.com · Jun 16
• HOA votes to euthanize hundreds of geese in north Alabama neighborhood WTVY · Jun 13
• Plans to gas hundreds of geese brings out protesters in north Alabama: ‘They’re part of the lake’ AL.com · Jun 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Edgewater Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Edgewater — but the Alabama one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Alabama — one of 594 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Edgewater

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