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Welcome to Enterprise ...

The city of Enterprise is primarily located in Coffee County<1>. A portion of Enterprise extends into Dale County.

Enterprise was established in 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Enterprise has a population of 28,458 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Enterprise is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Enterprise (for example, toward Rock Hill (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Enterprise: 334 & 483<4>

The ZIP codes for Enterprise: 36330-36331<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Enterprise had an population of 28,458 people. This is an increase of 7.14% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 34.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Enterprise had a population of 26,562 people (or 52.9% of the total population of Coffee County). This makes Enterprise the county's most populous community.

The population of Enterprise represents 0.56% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 18th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 26,562 people, the population of Enterprise increased 25.42% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 21,178 people).

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

Communities Also Named Enterprise ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Enterprise: This one is located in Coffee County and the other is located in Chilton County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 66 communities that are also named Enterprise - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California (4), Florida (2), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Manitoba, Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Missouri (3), Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (2), Northwest Territories, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (5), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington (3), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Enterprise ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.enterprisealabama.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Enterprise, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Enterprise ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Enterprise. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Enterprise.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Enterprise ...

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

Adding Enterprise to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Enterprise post office opened in 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Enterprise.

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 Enterprise.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Enterprise - 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 Enterprise area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Enterprise 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 Enterprise). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Enterprise or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Enterprise includes: 36330 & 36331.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/