| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 334 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:38 PM |
| Population: | 8,816 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01085 |
| CBSA: | Montgomery, AL |
| Land Area: | 590 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.1742, -86.6573 |
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8,816 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 590 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 10,685 to 8,816 from 2014 to 2024 — a -17.5% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 36047 (Letohatchee, $50,441 median) and poorest ZIP 36785 (Tyler, $29,619) are 20.7 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $70,100 in 36040 (Hayneville) to $124,700 in 36752 (Lowndesboro).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 36752 (Lowndesboro) to 28 in 36040 (Hayneville).
Educational attainment ranges from 3.8% bachelor's+ in 36785 (Tyler) to 21.8% in 36752 (Lowndesboro) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #65 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #64 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $38,250 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (847 of 6,329 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.
Lowndes County lost 17.5% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: