Map of Cottondale CDP, Alabama

Cottondale is a census-designated place in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States, now encompassed in the eastern suburbs of Tuscaloosa. The ZIP Code is 35453. Alternative spellings include Cotton Dale, Kennedale, Kennidale and Konnidale.

Cottondale was the site of cotton mills where the Knights of Labor had some success in organizing drives in the late 1880s; and where “Mother” Jones worked in 1904 while studying conditions for working women and children in the South.

Cottondale was originally called Kennedale in honor of Joseph Kennedy, one of the owners of a local cotton mill. In 1876, the name was changed to Cottondale for the cotton mill.

Cottondale CDP overview:
Name:	Cottondale CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Alabama
County:	Tuscaloosa County
Elevation:	344 ft (105 m)
Total Area:	3.46 sq mi (8.97 km²)
Land Area:	3.44 sq mi (8.92 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)
Total Population:	3,130
Population Density:	908.83/sq mi (350.94/km²)
ZIP code:	35453
Area code:	205, 659
FIPS code:	0117704
GNISfeature ID:	116690

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Cottondale online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.