| 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: | 11:52:39 PM |
| Population: | 21,869 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01111 |
| Land Area: | 606 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.2949, -85.4393 |
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21,869 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 606 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 22,225 to 21,869 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.6% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 36280 (Woodland, $72,813 median) and poorest ZIP 36263 (Graham, $36,824) are 5.8 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $143,200 in 36274 (Roanoke) to $261,000 in 36278 (Wedowee).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 17 people/sq mi in 36276 (Wadley) to 55 in 36274 (Roanoke).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.7% bachelor's+ in 36263 (Graham) to 25.8% in 36280 (Woodland) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #44 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #38 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $56,570 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,001 of 15,534 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.