| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 205 / 251 / 334 / 659 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:18 PM |
| Population: | 12,049 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01023 |
| Land Area: | 919 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.0635, -88.2486 |
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12,049 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 919 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 13,225 to 12,049 from 2014 to 2024 — a -8.9% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 36908 (Gilbertown, $68,125 median) and poorest ZIP 36916 (Pennington, $29,483) are 30.0 miles apart — a 2.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $69,600 in 36912 (Lisman) to $175,000 in 36921 (Toxey).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.9% bachelor's+ in 36919 (Silas) to 22.3% in 36922 (Ward) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #59 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #58 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $48,211 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,328 of 8,766 reporting).
10 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.
Choctaw County lost 8.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36904 | Butler | Standard | 4,275 | $44,250 | 234.3 | 4.8% |
| 36919 | Silas | Standard | 1,878 | $59,091 | 109.1 | 0.5% |
| 36908 | Gilbertown | Standard | 1,795 | $68,125 | 172.1 | -21.5% |
| 36912 | Lisman | Standard | 1,219 | $39,926 | 142.1 | -38.3% |
| 36921 | Toxey | Standard | 1,072 | $40,481 | 101.1 | -9.5% |
| 36915 | Needham | Standard | 779 | $37,105 | 38.9 | 47.5% |
| 36916 | Pennington | Standard | 652 | $29,483 | 35.4 | -21.8% |
| 36922 | Ward | Standard | 296 | — | 80.5 | -23.1% |
| 36910 | Jachin | Standard | 50 | — | 1.6 | 19.0% |
| 36913 | Melvin | Standard | 33 | — | 3.4 | -23.3% |