| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 334 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:18 PM |
| Population: | 23,628 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01005 |
| CBSA: | Eufaula, AL-GA |
| Land Area: | 715 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 20 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.8304, -85.3842 |
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23,628 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 715 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 25,732 to 23,628 from 2014 to 2024 — a -8.2% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 36027 (Eufaula, $47,825 median) and poorest ZIP 36016 (Clayton, $41,131) are 19.5 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $76,700 in 36016 (Clayton) to $131,800 in 36027 (Eufaula).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 12 people/sq mi in 36048 (Louisville) to 50 in 36027 (Eufaula).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.2% bachelor's+ in 36016 (Clayton) to 14.1% in 36027 (Eufaula) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #41 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #61 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $45,502 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
10.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,819 of 16,986 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Barbour County lost 8.2% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: