 Access to the city from major highways is found from U.S. Route 31, which runs through the city, and via I-65 exit 238.Downtown Birmingham is 23 mi (37 km) north, and Montgomery is 69 mi (111 km) south, both via US-31 or I-65.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.24%) is water.