Opelika, Alabama

Opelika, Alabama
City
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 / 32.64528; -85.37833[1]
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Lee
Area [2]
• 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 [1]	807 ft (246 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• City	30,995
• Density	506.84/sq mi (195.69/km2)
• Metro	193,773
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	0152814[1]
Website	www.opelika-al.gov

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]

• 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.

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