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Welcome to Pike Road ...

The town of Pike Road is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pike Road, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Pike Road: Pike Rd.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pike Road has a population of 10,182 people<2> (see below for details).

Pike Road is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Pike Road: 334

The ZIP code for Pike Road: 36064<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pike Road had an population of 10,182 people. This is an increase of 88.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3,184.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pike Road had a population of 5,406 people. This makes Pike Road the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Pike Road represents 0.11% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 97th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,406 people, the population of Pike Road increased 1,643.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 310 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pike Road.

Communities Also Named Pike Road ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pike Road - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Pike Road ...

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

  • Montgomery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wetumpka
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Coosada
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Shorter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter
    • Shorter is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorter <5>
  • Mount Meigs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cecil
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Waugh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waugh have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
    • Waugh is located in Montgomery County
  • Sunshine Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
    • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Capitol Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fusihatchi have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
    • Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pike Road ...

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

Adding Pike Road to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pike Road 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 Pike Road was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Pike Road post office opened in 1871.

We also found Pike Road in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pike Road.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Montgomery, 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 Pike Road.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pike Road - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 town (such as Pike Road). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pike Road or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/