Smiths Station, Alabama

Smiths Station
The Historic Jones Store Museum in Smiths Station
Location of Smiths Station in Lee County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 32°30′54″N 85°05′45″W / 32.51500°N 85.09583°W / 32.51500; -85.09583
Country United States
State Alabama
CountiesLee
EstablishedJune 22, 2001
Government
 • MayorRichard Cooley
Area
 • City
8.27 sq mi (21.41 km2)
 • Land8.24 sq mi (21.34 km2)
 • Water0.027 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
417 ft (127 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
5,384
 • Density653.4/sq mi (252.27/km2)
 • Metro
150,933
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central Standard Time (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (Central Daylight Time (CDT))
ZIP codes
36877
Area code334
FIPS code01-71190
GNIS feature ID2405476
Websitesmithsstational.gov

Smiths Station is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Smiths Station had a population of 5,384. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area. At the time of the 2000 census, it was still a census-designated place (CDP). The area that incorporated as Smiths Station in 2001 was much smaller than the CDP. Smiths Station, known to locals as "Smiths", is a bedroom community of Columbus, Georgia, and Phenix City, Alabama. Smiths Station High School has an enrollment of over 1,800 students and is the 11th-largest high school in the state.