Opelika, Alabama
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]
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 Location of Opelika in Lee County, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 32°38′43″N 85°22′42″W / 32.64528°N 85.37833°WCoordinates: 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 |
| 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.
Opelika, Alabama Media
Northeast Opelika Industrial Park
Opelika Sportsplex and Aquatics Center Splashpark
Memorial in front of Opelika City Hall
The Lee County Courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Downtown Opelika is a compact historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Opelika's prosperity was once based on the railroads.
Restaurants and merchants along historic Railroad Avenue in the heart of downtown Opelika
Rocky Brook Creek meanders through Opelika's Municipal Park.
Floral Dog Park was opened in April 2018.
The Opelika SportsPlex and Aquatics Center
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Opelika, Alabama
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Opelika city, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
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