Trace the history of Alabama from the early days of the Native Americans, through the importance of the Civil War and struggles during the Civil Rights Movement. Enjoy its beaches, southern cuisine and hospitality.
Birmingham, in central Alabama, offers a variety of attractions. Visit the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Golf at one of the many local golf courses or play all eight along the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. Buy sweet tea and grilled pork sandwiches and hike to Ruffner’s Mountain.
Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, has made a major historic turnaround. Once the capital of the pro-slave Confederacy during the Civil War, it became a highlight of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Follow the 90-kilometer National Historic Trail from Selma to Montgomery to imagine the experiences of thousands of Americans who fought for the cause of racial equality.
The famous “Sweet Home Alabama” is much more than a song. It is a region rich in history, culture, music and adventure in landscapes that range from beaches to mountains. Local restaurants serve mouth-watering barbecue meals and fresh seafood from fishing villages. Museums cover everything from the Civil Rights Movement and legendary music to fast cars and even faster spaceships. You’ll find it all in the heart of the Southeast USA. Montgomery and Birmingham are a two and a half hour drive from Atlanta, Georgia. Mobile and the beaches of Gulf Shores are about the same distance as New Orleans, Louisiana. The cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals and Huntsville, Alabama are just a few hours’ drive from Nashville, Tennessee.
Country United States
Before statehood Alabama Territory
Admitted to the Union December 14, 1819 (22nd)
Capital Montgomery
Largest city Huntsville
Largest metro and urban areas Greater Birmingham
Government
• Governor Kay Ivey (R)
• Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth (R)
Legislature Alabama Legislature
• Upper house Senate
• Lower house House of Representatives
Judiciary Supreme Court of Alabama
U.S. senators Richard Shelby (R)
Tommy Tuberville (R)
U.S. House delegation 6 Republicans
1 Democrat (list)
Area
• Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km2)
• Land 50,744 sq mi (131,426 km2)
• Water 1,675 sq mi (4,338 km2) 3.2%
• Rank 30th
Dimensions
• Length 330 mi (531 km)
• Width 190 mi (305 km)
• Elevation 500 ft (150 m)
• Highest elevation (Mount • • • Cheaha[1][2][a]) 2,413 ft (735.5 m)
Lowest elevation (Gulf of Mexico[2]) 0 ft (0 m)
Population (2021)
• Total 5,039,877[3]
• Rank 24th
• Density 99.1/sq mi (38.4/km2)
• Rank 27th
• Median household income $52,000[4]
• Income rank 46th[5]
Demonym(s) Alabamian, Alabaman
Language
• Official language English
• Spoken language As of 2010[6]
English 95.1%
Spanish 3.1%
Time zones
entire state (legally) UTC−06:00 (Central)
• Summer (DST) UTC−05:00 (CDT)
Phenix City area (unofficially) UTC−05:00 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
USPS abbreviation
AL
ISO 3166 code US-AL
Traditional abbreviation Ala.
Latitude 30°11′ N to 35° N
Longitude 84°53′ W to 88°28′ W
Website alabama.gov
Real Estate United States, Alabama
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Major cities in Alabama:
- Abbeville Abel Abernant Ada Adamsville Addison Adger Akron Alabama Port Alabaster Alberta Albertville Alexander City Alexandria Aliceville Allgood Alma Alpine Alton Altoona Andalusia Anderson Annemanie Anniston Arab Ardmore Ariton Arley Arlington Ashford Ashland Ashville Athens Atmore Attalla Auburn Autaugaville Avon Awin Axis
- Babbie Baileyton Bakerhill Bangor Banks Bankston Bay Minette Bayou La Batre Bear Creek Beatrice Beaverton Belk Bellamy Bella Mina Bellwood Benton Berry Bessemer Billingsley Birmingham Birmingport Black Bladon Springs Blount Springs Blountsville Blue Springs Boaz Boligee Bon Air Bon Secour Booth Boykin Bradford Braggs Branchville Brantley Bremen Brent Brewton Bridgeport Brierfield Brighton Brilliant Brooklyn Brookside Brooksville Brookwood Browns Brownsboro Brundidge Bryant Bucks Buhl Burlington Burnt Corn Burnwell Butler Bynum
- Cahaba Calera Calvert Camden Camp Hill Campbell Capshaw Carbon Hill Cardiff Carlton Carolina Carrollton Castleberry Catherine Cecil Cedar Bluff Center Point Centerville Centre Centreville Chalkville Chancellor Chapman Chatom Chelsea Cherokee Chickasaw Childersburg Choccolocco Citronelle Clanton Claud Clay Clayhatchee Clayton Cleveland Clio Clopton Cloverdale Coaling Coden Coffee Springs Coffeeville Coker Collinsville Colony Columbia Columbiana Consul Cook Springs Coosada Cordova Corner Cottondale Cottonton Cottonwood County Line Courtland Cowarts Coy Cragford Crane Hill Crawford Creola Cromwell Cropwell Crosston Crossville Cuba Cullman Cusseta Cuthbert
- Dadeville Daleville Danville Daphne Dauphin Island Daviston Dawson Dayton De Armansville Deatsville Decatur Deer Park Delmar Delta Demopolis Detroit Dickinson Dixons Mills Dodge City Dolcena Dolomite Dora Dothan Double Springs Douglas Dozier Duncanville Dunnavant Dutton
- East Brewton Eastaboga Eclectic Edgewater Edwardsville Eight Mile Elba Elberta Eldridge Elgin Elkmont Elmore Emelle Empire Enterprise Equality Epes Ethelsville Eufaula Eunola Eutaw Eva Evergreen Excel
- Fairfield Fairhope Fairview Falkville Faunsdale Fayette Fayetteville Five Points Flat Rock Flomaton Florala Florence Foley Forkland Fort Deposit Fort McClellan Fort Mitchell Fort Morgan Fort Payne Fort Rucker Franklin Frisco City Fruithurst Fulton Fultondale Fyffe
- Gadsden Gainesville Gallion Gantt Garden City Gardendale Gaylesville Geiger Geneva Georgiana Geraldine Gilbertown Glen Allen Glencoe Glenwood Goldville Good Hope Goodwater Gordo Gordon Gordonville Gorham’s Bluff Goshen Graham Grand Bay Grant Graysville Greenhill Greensboro Greenville Grimes Grove Hill Grove Oak Guin Gulf Shores Gum Springs Guntersville Gurley Gu-Win
- Hackleburg Haleburg Haleyville Hamilton Hammondville Hanceville Harpersville Hartford Hartselle Harvest Hayden Hayneville Hazel Green Headland Heath Heflin Helena Henagar Highland Home Highland Lake Hillsboro Hillsboro Hobson City Hodges Hokes Bluff Holly Pond Hollywood Homewood Hoover Hope Hull Horn Hill Horton Hueytown Huntsville Hurtsboro Hytop
- Ider Indian Springs Village Inverness Irondale Irvington
- Jackson Jacksons’ Gap Jacksonville Jasper Jemison Joppa
- Kansas Kellyton Kennedy Kent Killen Kimberly Kimbrough Kinsey Kinston Knoxville Keibiston
- Lacey’s Spring Lacon La Fayette Lake View Lakeview Lanett Langston Leeds Leesburg Leroy Lester Letohatchee Level Plains Lexington Liberty Hill Libertyville Lillian Lincoln Linden Lineville Lipscomb Lisman Littleville Livingston Loachapoka Lockhart Locust Fork Louisville Lowndesboro Loxley Luverne Lynn
- Madison Madrid Magnolia Springs Majestic Malvern Maplesville Margaret Marbury Marion Marion Junction Marvyn Masseyline Maytown McCalla McIntosh McKenzie McMullen Mellow Valley Memphis Mentone Meridianville Midfield Midland City Midway Millbrook Millers Ferry Millport Millry Mobile Mon Louis Monroeville Montevallo Montgomery Montrose Moody Mooresville Morris Mosses Moulton Moundville Mount High Mount Meigs Mount Olive Mount Vernon Mountain Brook Mountain Creek Mountainboro Mulga Munford Muscle Shoals Myrtlewood
- Nanafalia Napier Field Natural Bridge Nauvoo Nectar Needham New Brockton New Hope New Site Newbern Newell Newton Newville Normal North Bibb North Courtland North Johns Northport Notasulga
- Oak Grove Oak Hill Oakman Oakville Odenville Ohatchee Oneonta Onycha Opelika Opp Orange Beach Orion Orrville Owens Crossroads Oxford Ozark
- Paint Rock Palmerdale Parrish Pelham Pell City Pennington Perdido Perote Peterman Peterson Petrey Phenix City Phil Campbell Pickensville Piedmont Pike Road Pinckard Pine Apple Pine Hill Pine Ridge Pinson Pisgah Plantersville Pleasant Grove Pleasant Groves Point Clear Pollard Powell Prairieville Prattville Priceville Prichard Providence
- Ragland Rainbow City Rainsville Ralph Ramer Ranburne Red Bay Red Hill Red Level Reece City Reform Rehobeth Remlap Repton Ridgeville River Falls Riverside Riverview Roanoke Robertsdale Rockford Rogersville Rosa Russellville Rutledge
- Safford Salem Samantha Samson Sand Rock Sanford Saraland Sardis City Satsuma Sayre Scottsboro Seale Section Selfville Selma Seminole Semmes Sheffield Shelby Shiloh Shorter Silas Silverhill Sipsey Skyline Slocomb Smiths Station Smoke Rise Snead Snow Hill Somerville South Vinemont Southside Spanish Fort Spring Hill Spring Valley Springville Sprott Spruce Pine St. Clair Springs St. Florian St. Stephens Stapleton Steele Sterrett Stevenson Stockton Sulligent Sumiton Summerdale Summit Susan Moore Sweet Water Sylacauga Sylvan Springs Sylvania
- Talladega Talladega Springs Tallassee Tannehill Tarrant Taylor Tensaw Theodore Thomaston Thomasville Thorsby Tillmans Corner Town Creek Toxey Trafford Triana Trinity Troy Trussville Tuscaloosa Tuscumbia Tuskegee
- Union Union Grove Union Springs Uniontown Uriah
- Valhermosa Springs Valley Valley Head Vance Verbena Vernon Vestavia Hills Village Springs Vina Vincent Vineland Vinemont Vredenburgh
- Wadley Wagarville Waldo Walnut Grove Warren Warrior Waterloo Watson Waugh Waverly Weaver Webb Wedowee West Blocton West Jefferson West Point Westover Wetumpka White Hall Wilmer Wilsonville Wilton Winfield Winterboro Woodland Woodstock Woodville Wren
- Yellow Bluff Yellow Pine York Z Zion City