Opelika, Alabama
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Opelika, Alabama | |
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![]() Location in Lee County and the state of Alabama | |
Coordinates: Coordinates: 32°38′50″N 85°23′22″W / 32.64722°N 85.38944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Lee |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gary Fuller |
Area | |
• Total | 53.5 sq mi (138.4 km2) |
• Land | 52.8 sq mi (136.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2) |
Elevation | 807 ft (246 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 23,498 |
• Density | 439.2/sq mi (169.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 36801-36804 |
Area code(s) | 334 |
FIPS code | 01-57048 |
GNIS feature ID | 0152814 |
Website | www.opelika.org |
Opelika is a city in and the county seat of Lee County in the east central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a principal city, along with Auburn, in the Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). According to 2005 Census estimates, the population of Opelika is 23,804.[1]
Notable people from Opelika[change | change source]
- George Bandy - State Representative from 1994 to 2018
- Joe Beckwith - former Major League baseball pitcher with the 1985 World Series champion Kansas City Royals
- Brad Cotter - country music singer
- William Dickinson - U.S. Congressman from 1965 to 1993
- Billy Hitchcock - former Atlanta Braves manager
- Robert L. Howard - soldier of the U.S. Army
- Roy Lee Jackson - former Major League baseball player
- Rob Penny - playwright
- Lee W. Smith - diplomat, U.S. State Department
- James Voss - NASA astronaut
Robert L. Howard Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Population for All Incorporated Places in Alabama" (CSV). 2000 to 2005 population estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. June 21, 2006. Retrieved November 9, 2006.
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