See below for the newest Crane Hill listings. Crane Hill is the heart of Smith Lake real estate. It is where the largest concentration of waterfront homes on the lake exists, where my home and my office are located, and where many of the most desirable Smith Lake neighborhoods sit — including Pointe Sixteen, Archers Point, Catalina Crest, The Peninsula, Patriot’s Paradise, Mills Creek, Hidden Shores, and Flat Rock Cove. Crane Hill is unincorporated; its mailing address ZIP is 35053. From Birmingham it’s about a 75-minute drive north on I-65 to exit 308 (Cullman/Hwy 278) then west on Hwy 278 about 20 minutes.
The data relating to real estate for sale on this site comes from the Broker Reciprocity (BR) of the Walker Area MLS. All properties are subject to prior sale, changes, or withdrawal.
The data relating to real estate for sale on this site comes from the Broker Reciprocity (BR) of the Greater Alabama MLS. All properties are subject to prior sale, changes, or withdrawal.
This site was last updated Sep-19-2026 1:22:29 pm.
County: Cullman (with portions extending into Winston County)
Notable neighborhoods served: Pointe Sixteen, Archers Point, Catalina Crest, The Peninsula, Patriot's Paradise, Mills Creek, Rocky Springs, Ryan's View, Slick Ford, Hidden Shores, Flat Rock Cove, Point William
School district: Cullman County School District (Smith Lake area: Welti / West Point / Cold Springs)
Approximate drive from Birmingham: 75 minutes
Approximate drive from Huntsville: 60 minutes
Smith Lake real estate in Crane Hill
Crane Hill is where Smith Lake's record sales happen. The highest-priced residential transaction ever recorded on the lake — $4,345,000 at 351 County Road 2014 in Pointe Sixteen — closed here in 2025. Year-round water lots are most plentiful in Crane Hill; main-channel sites like those in Pointe Sixteen, The Peninsula, and Hidden Shores command the strongest pricing on the lake. Smith Lake Park, a 500-acre Cullman County park with campgrounds and a beach, sits inside 35053. Trident Marina — Smith Lake's primary full-service marina — is also in Crane Hill.
Talk to Justin
To browse current listings in Crane Hill, AL, see the property search above. For a free, no-pressure home valuation in ZIP 35053 or to discuss a Smith Lake purchase, call or text Justin Dyar at (205) 468-6375 or click here and email Justin. Justin is a full-time Associate Broker with Lake Homes Realty — the largest waterfront brokerage in the United States — and has been a Top Producer in his local Board of REALTORS every year since 2006.
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