Athens Plaza is located on US Highway 31, adjacent to the Athens CBD and is in close proximity to Athens High School, Athens State University (3,500 students) and Athens Limestone Hospital. The City is well positioned at the major crossroads of I-65 and US Highway 72 and is the seat of Limestone County. Limestone County shares its Eastern border with Madison County led by Huntsville as its County seat. The Huntsville MSA, with Madison and Limestone counties, was the fastest growing of the four Alabama MSA's according to the 2010 Alabama Census.