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Welcome to Elba ...

The city of Elba is located in Coffee County<1> and is the County Seat for Coffee County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elba, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elba has a population of 3,929 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Note: If you leave Elba and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Elba: 334 & 483<4>

The ZIP code for Elba: 36323<5>

Going back to its beginning, The community of Elba was originally named Bridgeville. For more information about the names of Elba, see The Names of Elba on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elba had an population of 3,929 people. This is a decrease of 0.28% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elba had a population of 3,940 people (or 7.85% of the total population of Coffee County). This makes Elba the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Elba represents 0.08% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 124th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,940 people, the population of Elba decreased 5.85% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,185 people).

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

Communities Also Named Elba ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Elba - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Elba ...

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

  • Enterprise
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Opp
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Level Plains
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • New Brockton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Brantley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Babbie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Babbie is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Kinston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dozier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Horn Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Horn Hill is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Coffee Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 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 Elba. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elba.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elba ...

Looking for more information about Elba? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elba, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elba.

Adding Elba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elba 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 Elba was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elba.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Coffee, 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 Elba.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elba - 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 Elba area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Elba area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Elba). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Elba or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.