| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 205 / 659 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:39 PM |
| Population: | 18,594 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01107 |
| CBSA: | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Land Area: | 934 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 10 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.2865, -88.1138 |
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18,594 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 934 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 19,735 to 18,594 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 35466 (Gordo, $53,083 median) and poorest ZIP 35447 (Carrollton, $40,000) are 15.1 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.1× across this county — from $84,000 in 35481 (Reform) to $174,400 in 35461 (Ethelsville).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 16 people/sq mi in 35461 (Ethelsville) to 27 in 35481 (Reform).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.2% bachelor's+ in 35481 (Reform) to 15.4% in 35466 (Gordo) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #47 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #56 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $46,396 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,754 of 13,343 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 1 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.
Pickens County lost 5.8% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: