Official Name: | Neel, Alabama |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Neel |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
Subdivision Name2: | Morgan |
Elevation Ft: | 620 |
Elevation M: | 189 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Coordinates: | 34.4656°N -87.0611°W |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 35640, 35619 |
Area Code: | 256 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 160222 |
Neel is an unincorporated community in western Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is located south of Decatur and west of Hartselle at the 5-way stop intersection of Ironman Road, Danville Road, and Neel School Road. For statistical purposes, Neel is included within the Decatur Metropolitan Area which is, in turn, part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. A post office operated under the name Neel from 1890 to 1906.[1] On November 29, 2016, an EF3 tornado destroyed several homes and businesses in the Neel community.