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Welcome to Smith's Station ...

The city of Smith's Station is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Smith's Station, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for Smith's Station: Smiths Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Smith's Station has a population of 5,841 people<2> (see below for details).

Smith's Station is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Smith's Station lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Smith's Station is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Smith's Station: 334 & 483<4>

The ZIP code for Smith's Station: 36877<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Smith's Station had an population of 5,841 people. This is an increase of 18.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Smith's Station had a population of 4,926 people. This makes Smith's Station the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Smith's Station represents 0.1% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 106th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,926 people, the population of Smith's Station decreased 7.75% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,340 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Smith's Station.

Communities Also Named Smith's Station ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Smith's Station - they are located in Mississippi and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smith's Station.

Websites for Smith's Station ...

Junior League:   www.leecountyjuniorleague.com/

Communities near Smith's Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Smith's Station.

  • Columbus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maridale Estates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
    • Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
  • Phenix City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Opelika
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Marys Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
  • Branton Woods
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
  • Mountain Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
  • Cusseta Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
    • Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
  • Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Glenns
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Glenns is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,020 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Smith's Station ...

Looking for more information about Smith's Station? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Smith's Station, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Smith's Station.

Adding Smith's Station to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Smith's Station post office opened in 1866. The Smith's Station post office closed in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Smith's Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lee, 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 Smith's Station.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Smith's Station - 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 Smith's Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Smith's Station 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 Smith's Station). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Smith's Station 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/