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Welcome to Reform ...

The town of Reform is located in Pickens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reform, you might consider that their post office opened in 1841.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Reform has a population of 1,560 people<2> (see below for details).

Reform is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Reform: 205 & 659<4>

The ZIP code for Reform: 35481<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Reform had an population of 1,560 people. This is a decrease of 8.34% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Reform had a population of 1,702 people (which is 8.62% of the total population of Pickens County). This makes Reform the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Reform represents 0.04% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 202nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,702 people, the population of Reform decreased 13.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,978 people).

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

Communities Also Named Reform ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Reform - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio.

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

Communities near Reform ...

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

  • Aliceville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Gordo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <6>
  • Millport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Carrollton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickensville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kennedy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Belk
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Belk is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Ethelsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • McMullen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • McMullen is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Bell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reform ...

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

Adding Reform to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Reform post office opened in 1841.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reform.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pickens, 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 Reform.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reform - 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 Reform area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Reform 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 Reform). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Reform 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>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/