Talladega, Alabama

City
	Location of Talladega in Talladega County, Alabama.
	Coordinates: 33°26′5″N 86°6′5″W / 33.43472°N 86.10139°WCoordinates: 33°26′5″N 86°6′5″W / 33.43472°N 86.10139°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Talladega
Government
• Mayor	Ashton S. Hall
Area
• Total	26.13 sq mi (67.69 km2)
• Land	26.05 sq mi (67.48 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation	587 ft (179 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	15,861
• Density	608.82/sq mi (235.06/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	35160-35161
FIPS code	01-74592
GNIS feature ID	2405562
Website	www.talladega.com

Talladega (locally, pronounced /ˌtæləˈdɪgə/) is a city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 15,861.^[4] The city is the county seat of Talladega County. Talladega is about 50 miles (80 km) east of Birmingham, Alabama.

Talladega, Alabama Media

Aerial photo of Talladega Superspeedway in 2007
The Talladega County Courthouse is located in Talladega.
Savery Library on the campus of Talladega College, which is Alabama's oldest private historically black college.
Built in 1857, and eventually named for General Wager Swayne, Swayne Hall is the oldest building on the campus of Talladega College. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1974.
The Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind is a school for people with blindness and/or deafness located in Talladega.
The J. L. M. Curry House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
Talladega is home to the famous Silk Stocking District. The neighborhood was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 1979.
Boxwood was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1983.
The First Presbyterian church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1983.
The Lawler-Whiting House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1986.