| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 256 / 334 / 938 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:19 PM |
| Population: | 10,908 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01037 |
| CBSA: | Talladega-Sylacauga, AL |
| Land Area: | 639 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 10 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.9385, -86.1849 |
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10,908 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 639 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 10,200 to 10,908 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.9% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 36026 (Equality, $87,300 median) and poorest ZIP 35136 (Rockford, $50,114) are 10.8 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.0× across this county — from $98,200 in 35072 (Goodwater) to $298,200 in 36026 (Equality).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 8 people/sq mi in 35136 (Rockford) to 27 in 35089 (Kellyton).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.3% bachelor's+ in 35089 (Kellyton) to 36.6% in 36026 (Equality) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #63 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #21 for median household income with the #15 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $58,219 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,549 of 8,052 reporting).
5 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.