Heflin, Alabama

At the time of the 2010 Census, Heflin had a population of 3,480 people (which is 23.24% of the total population of Cleburne County). This makes Heflin the county's most populous community.

The population of Heflin represents 0.07% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 130th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,480 people, the population of Heflin increased 15.92% from the 2000 Census (that had a count of 3,002 people).

Taken from the 2017 Census Estimates, Heflin had an population of 3,425 people. This is a decrease of 1.58% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.09% since the 2000 Census).

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

Communities near Heflin ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities. Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Heflin and not the distance if you drove.^<5>.

Community	2017 Population	Direction	Distance
Anniston [Map]	21,770	W	14 miles [22.5 km]
Fruithurst [Map]	281	NE	9 miles [14.5 km]
Hobson City [Map]	764	W	16 miles [25.7 km]
Jacksonville [Map]	12,612	NW	15 miles [24.1 km]
Oxford [Map]	21,180	W	17 miles [27.4 km]
Piedmont [Map]	4,618	N	19 miles [30.6 km]

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Heflin.

Communities Also Named Heflin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 5 communities that are also named Heflin - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina (2) and Virginia.

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

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Heflin. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Heflin. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Heflin.

These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Heflin:

Websites for Heflin ...

Official Website: www.cityofheflin.org/

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heflin ...

Looking for more information about Heflin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

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

Search for Local Businesses ...

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Heflin. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

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Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Heflin: www.cityofheflin.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Heflin. - Return to Citation
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heflin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<3>	Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). - Return to Citation
<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 city (such as Heflin). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Heflin or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). - Return to Citation
<5>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance from Heflin. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heflin) to Point B. If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Heflin. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Heflin Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heflin. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6472, Longitude: -85.5702 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Heflin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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