| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 334 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:36 PM |
| Population: | 18,520 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01013 |
| Land Area: | 801 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.7012, -86.7548 |
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18,520 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 801 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 20,192 to 18,520 from 2014 to 2024 — a -8.3% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 36456 (Mc Kenzie, $66,150 median) and poorest ZIP 36033 (Georgiana, $37,975) are 7.0 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 6.8× across this county — from $16,000 in 36030 (Forest Home) to $109,200 in 36456 (Mc Kenzie).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 36030 (Forest Home) to 36 in 36037 (Greenville).
Educational attainment ranges from 2.6% bachelor's+ in 36030 (Forest Home) to 14.4% in 36037 (Greenville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #49 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #47 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $45,868 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,754 of 12,937 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.
Butler County lost 8.3% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: