| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 205 / 659 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:19 PM |
| Population: | 14,965 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01057 |
| Land Area: | 618 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.7028, -87.7478 |
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14,965 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 618 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 15,051 to 14,965 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.6% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 35546 (Berry, $69,531 median) and poorest ZIP 35559 (Glen Allen, $26,023) are 24.1 miles apart — a 2.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $119,300 in 35555 (Fayette) to $167,600 in 35546 (Berry).
Density varies 2644× across the county — from 19 people/sq mi in 35546 (Berry) to 50,000 in 35559 (Glen Allen).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.5% bachelor's+ in 35542 (Bankston) to 18.8% in 35555 (Fayette) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #54 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #49 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $53,209 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,674 of 10,146 reporting).
3 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.