| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 256 / 938 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:36 PM |
| Population: | 14,325 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01027 |
| Land Area: | 506 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.2507, -85.8460 |
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14,325 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 506 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 13,103 to 14,325 from 2014 to 2024 — a +9.3% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 0 lost (and 1 held flat).
The county's wealthiest ZIP 36255 (Cragford, $84,792 median) and poorest ZIP 36266 (Lineville, $48,924) are 10.9 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $127,800 in 36255 (Cragford) to $206,400 in 36266 (Lineville).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 17 people/sq mi in 36258 (Delta) to 35 in 36251 (Ashland).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.2% bachelor's+ in 36258 (Delta) to 18.8% in 36255 (Cragford) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #57 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #22 for median household income with the #12 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $53,297 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,335 of 10,300 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 2 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.