Opelika, Alabama
city in Alabama, United States
Opelika is a city in and the county seat of Lee County in the part central 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 the 2020 census, the population of Opelika is 30,995.[3]
Opelika, Alabama | |
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Motto: "Rich in Heritage With a Vision for the Future" | |
Coordinates: 32°38′43″N 85°22′42″W / 32.64528°N 85.37833°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Lee |
Area | |
• City | 62.16 sq mi (161.00 km2) |
• Land | 61.15 sq mi (158.39 km2) |
• Water | 1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2) |
Elevation | 807 ft (246 m) |
Population | |
• City | 30,995 |
• Density | 506.84/sq mi (195.69/km2) |
• Metro | 150,933 |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 36801-36804 |
Area code | 334 |
FIPS code | 01-57048 |
GNIS feature ID | 0152814[1] |
Website | www |
Notable people from Opelika
- 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.
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