Birmingham / Gadsden
Gadsden has 33,374 residents (give or take 26) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B01003, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B01003?g=160XX00US0128696, checked 2026-10-19), about 891 people per square mile.
Gadsden is about 56 miles from the Census center point for Birmingham in a straight line and covers 37.443 square miles of land (Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and land area, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/, checked 2026-10-19).
The quote form takes a ZIP code; for Gadsden that is 35904 (Census 2020 ZCTA to county subdivision and ZCTA to place relationship files, ZIP areas at least 20% inside the town, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_cousub20_natl.txt and https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_place20_natl.txt, checked 2026-10-19).
Of the 12,746 occupied homes in Gadsden, 44% heat with natural gas, 0% with heating oil, 54% with electricity and 2% with propane (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25040, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25040?g=160XX00US0128696, checked 2026-10-19).
Electricity already heats 54% of Gadsden homes, ahead of gas at 44%, and a home on electric baseboard sees the biggest bill change from a heat pump because it replaces resistance heat one for one.
Gadsden has about the Etowah County oil share of 0% and 6 points less electric heat than the county's 60% (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25040, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25040?g=050XX00US01055, checked 2026-10-19).
Gadsden has 16,513 housing units, 11% built before 1940 and 81% before 1980, with 9% built in 2000 or later (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25034, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25034?g=160XX00US0128696, checked 2026-10-19).
The median Gadsden home was built in 1959 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25035, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25035?g=160XX00US0128696, checked 2026-10-19) and the median home has 5.7 rooms (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25018, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25018?g=160XX00US0128696, checked 2026-10-19).
75% of Gadsden homes are single-family detached, 8% are in two- to four-unit buildings and 12% are in buildings of five or more units (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25024, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25024?g=160XX00US0128696, checked 2026-10-19).
With 75% detached houses and 8% in small multi-family buildings, a Gadsden quote is usually one or two outdoor units with ducted or ductless heads sized room by room. With 44% of Gadsden homes rented (ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B25003, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25003?g=160XX00US0128696, checked 2026-10-19), the landlord signs the quote in many of them.
No electric utility is on file for Gadsden on this door yet, so this page does not name one; the name on the bill decides which rebate path applies.
Alabama Power gas-furnace-to-heat-pump rebate, run by Alabama Power, is a live program for Alabama addresses and lists a standard figure of $1,000 (registry row 29 verified 2026-10-14, https://www.alabamapower.com/residential/save-money-and-energy/rebates-and-incentives.html, checked 2026-10-16); confirm eligibility for the Gadsden address before counting it. With 54% of Gadsden homes already on electric heat and 46% on gas, oil or propane, the row that applies depends on the name on the electric bill and the fuel coming out.
TVA EnergyRight heat pump rebate (north Alabama), run by TVA EnergyRight, is a live program for Alabama addresses and lists a standard figure of $500 (registry row 30 verified 2026-10-14, https://energyright.com/residential/rebates/heat-pump/, checked 2026-10-16); confirm eligibility for the Gadsden address before counting it.
Heating design temperature: 21F. Source: ENERGY STAR Design Temperature Limit Reference Guide (2019 Edition), Etowah County row, 99% heating, PDF pages 4 to 6 of 141 (Revised 11/11/2020), https://www.energystar.gov/sites/default/files/Design%20Temperature%20Limit%20Reference%20Guide%20(2019%20Ed)%20-%20ENERGY%20STAR%20Single-Family%20New%20Homes_Rev11.pdf, fetched 2026-10-19, 99%.
That 21F figure is the Etowah County cold-day number a Gadsden heat pump is sized against, so ask the installer to show the system's heating output at 21F, not at the milder rating-label temperature.
Ask for the heat-loss calculation room by room; the median Gadsden home has 5.7 rooms and was built around 1959, and the count of heads and the tonnage follow the rooms and the insulation, not the square footage.
The form on this page is the follow-up for Gadsden. The public number is the number the contractor quotes from.
No local contractor is named on this door for Gadsden yet. A request from this page goes to the first licensed shop that takes the door.