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Welcome to Coffee County ...

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

The community of Elba is the Seat for Coffee County.

Coffee County was founded in 1841 and was created by taking area from Dale County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Coffee had a population of 52,342 people. This is an increase of 4.25% since the last Census (which gave a population of 50,208 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Coffee represented 1.05% of the total population of Alabama.

Below are some of the communities located in Coffee County:

  • Elba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Elba is located in Coffee County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <2>
  • Enterprise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kinston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Brockton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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