| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 334 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:18 PM |
| Population: | 10,997 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01011 |
| Land Area: | 787 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.1432, -85.6995 |
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10,997 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 787 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 10,846 to 10,997 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.4% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 36029 (Fitzpatrick, $49,594 median) and poorest ZIP 36089 (Union Springs, $24,109) are 12.7 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.3× across this county — from $73,000 in 36089 (Union Springs) to $244,200 in 36029 (Fitzpatrick).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 36029 (Fitzpatrick) to 22 in 36089 (Union Springs).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.5% bachelor's+ in 36089 (Union Springs) to 14.8% in 36029 (Fitzpatrick) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #62 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #63 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $31,461 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
9.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (709 of 7,814 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 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.