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Welcome to Babbie ...

The town of Babbie is located in Covington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Babbie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Babbie has a population of 601 people<2> (see below for details).

Babbie is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Babbie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Babbie: 334 & 483<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Babbie had an population of 601 people. This is a decrease of 0.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Babbie had a population of 603 people. This makes Babbie the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Babbie represents 0.01% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 313rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 603 people, the population of Babbie decreased 3.83% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 627 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Babbie.

Communities near Babbie ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Babbie.

  • Andalusia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Opp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Opp is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <5>
  • Elba
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elba is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <5>
  • Brantley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Kinston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • River Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • River Falls is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Red Level
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Level is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Dozier
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Carolina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Carolina is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Sanford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sanford is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Babbie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Babbie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Babbie. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Babbie.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Babbie. See our Newspapers Page for Babbie.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Babbie ...

Looking for more information about Babbie? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Babbie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Babbie.

Adding Babbie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Babbie in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Babbie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Babbie post office opened in 1902. The Babbie post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Babbie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Covington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Babbie.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Babbie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Babbie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Babbie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/