Welcome to Elberta ...

The town of Elberta is located in Baldwin County<1>.

The location of Elberta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Elberta was established in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elberta has a population of 1,731 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Elberta is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Elberta: (251)

The ZIP code for Elberta: 36530<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elberta had an population of 1,731 people. This is an increase of 15.55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 213.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elberta had a population of 1,498 people. This makes Elberta the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Elberta represents 0.03% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 215th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,498 people, the population of Elberta increased 171.38% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 552 people).

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

Communities Also Named Elberta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Elberta - they are located in Arkansas (4), Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Elberta ...

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

• Fairhope
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
  • Fairhope is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairhope <6>
• Foley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
  • Foley is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <6>
• Gulf Shores
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Shores
  • Gulf Shores is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Shores <6>
• Robertsdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
  • Robertsdale is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robertsdale <6>
• Orange Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Beach
  • Orange Beach is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Beach <6>
• Loxley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxley
  • Loxley is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loxley <6>
• Summerdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
  • Summerdale is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerdale <6>
• Silverhill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill
  • Silverhill is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverhill <6>
• Magnolia Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
  • Magnolia Springs is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia Springs <6>
• Perdido Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdido Beach
  • Perdido Beach is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 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 Elberta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elberta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elberta ...

Looking for more information about Elberta? 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 Elberta, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elberta.

Adding Elberta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elberta 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 for Elberta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Elberta post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elberta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elberta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baldwin County: www.co.baldwin.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/