Opelika, Alabama
Opelika, Alabama | |
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Downtown Opelika | |
| Motto: "Rich in Heritage With a Vision for the Future" | |
Location of Opelika in Lee County, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 32°38′43″N 85°22′42″W / 32.64528°N 85.37833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Lee |
| Established | 1854 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eddie Smith |
| 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 (2020) | |
• City | 30,995 |
| • Density | 506.8/sq mi (195.69/km2) |
| • Urban | 100,842 |
| • Metro | 174,271 |
| 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 | 2404435 |
| Website | www |
Opelika (pronounced /ˌoʊpəˈlaɪkə/ OH-pə-LY-kə) 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 of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of Opelika is 30,995, an increase of 17.1 percent from the 2010 Census where the population was 26,477. The Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA with a population of 174,241, along with the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, comprises the Greater Columbus combined statistical area, a region home to 501,649 residents.