| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 205 / 256 / 659 / 938 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:52:39 PM |
| Population: | 77,319 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01121 |
| CBSA: | Talladega-Sylacauga, AL |
| Land Area: | 904 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 26 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 33.3312, -86.2033 |
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77,319 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 904 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 78,326 to 77,319 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.3% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 35014 (Alpine, $70,688 median) and poorest ZIP 35150 (Sylacauga, $45,768) are 11.0 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.1× across this county — from $90,900 in 36268 (Munford) to $186,700 in 35096 (Lincoln).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 33 people/sq mi in 35014 (Alpine) to 262 in 35150 (Sylacauga).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.5% bachelor's+ in 35044 (Childersburg) to 18.9% in 35096 (Lincoln) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #19 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #35 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,754 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,292 of 55,641 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 3 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35160 | Talladega | Standard | 26,031 | $52,838 | 337.7 | -0.6% |
| 35150 | Sylacauga | Standard | 17,305 | $45,768 | 66.1 | -11.8% |
| 35096 | Lincoln | Standard | 9,415 | $66,913 | 86.7 | 21.4% |
| 35044 | Childersburg | Standard | 7,837 | $56,425 | 59.0 | 6.0% |
| 35151 | Sylacauga | Standard | 7,482 | $68,239 | 153.4 | 2.4% |
| 36268 | Munford | Standard | 5,939 | $55,625 | 104.0 | 11.2% |
| 35014 | Alpine | Standard | 3,219 | $70,688 | 96.6 | -20.0% |
| 35032 | Bon Air | PO Box | 91 | $30,156 | 0.0 | 44.4% |
| 35149 | Sycamore | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.2 | -100.0% |
| 35161 | Talladega | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |