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Welcome to Castleberry ...

The town of Castleberry is located in Conecuh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Castleberry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Castleberry has a population of 536 people<2> (see below for details).

Castleberry is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Castleberry: 251

The ZIP code for Castleberry: 36432<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Castleberry had an population of 536 people. This is a decrease of 8.06% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Castleberry had a population of 583 people. This makes Castleberry the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Castleberry represents 0.01% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 317th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 583 people, the population of Castleberry decreased 1.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 590 people).

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

Communities Also Named Castleberry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Castleberry - it's located in Arkansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Castleberry.

Communities near Castleberry ...

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

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 Castleberry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Castleberry.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Castleberry. 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 Castleberry.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Castleberry ...

Looking for more information about Castleberry? 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 Castleberry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Castleberry.

Adding Castleberry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Castleberry 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 Castleberry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Castleberry post office opened in 1869.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Castleberry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Conecuh, 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 Castleberry.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castleberry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Castleberry). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Castleberry or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/