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Welcome to Ragland ...

The town of Ragland is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ragland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ragland has a population of 1,710 people<2> (see below for details).

Ragland is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Codes for Ragland: 205 & 659<4>

The ZIP code for Ragland: 35131<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ragland had an population of 1,710 people. This is an increase of 4.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ragland had a population of 1,639 people. This makes Ragland the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Ragland represents 0.03% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 205th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,639 people, the population of Ragland decreased 14.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,918 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ragland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Ragland - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Mexico and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Ragland ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ragland ...

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

Adding Ragland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Ragland post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ragland.

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

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclairco.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Saint Clair, 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 Ragland.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ragland - 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Ragland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Ragland 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 town (such as Ragland). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ragland 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.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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