| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 251 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:19 PM |
| Population: | 36,619 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01053 |
| Land Area: | 915 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 31.1098, -87.3389 |
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36,619 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 915 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 38,206 to 35,617 from 2014 to 2024 — a -6.8% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 36426 (Brewton, $51,417 median) and poorest ZIP 36502 (Atmore, $44,360) are 26.1 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.0× across this county — from $138,100 in 36441 (Flomaton) to $142,000 in 36426 (Brewton).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 32 people/sq mi in 36426 (Brewton) to 62 in 36441 (Flomaton).
Educational attainment ranges from 1.0% bachelor's+ in 36503 (Atmore ) to 17.3% in 36426 (Brewton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #32 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #51 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $48,224 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,499 of 25,443 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 4 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.