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Welcome to Tuskegee ...

The city of Tuskegee is located in Macon County<1> and is the County Seat for Macon County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tuskegee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tuskegee has a population of 8,123 people<2> (see below for details).

Tuskegee is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Tuskegee: 334

The ZIP code for Tuskegee: 36083<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tuskegee had an population of 8,123 people. This is a decrease of 17.66% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 31.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tuskegee had a population of 9,865 people (or 45.87% of the total population of Macon County). This makes Tuskegee the county's most populous community.

The population of Tuskegee represents 0.21% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 62nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,865 people, the population of Tuskegee decreased 16.72% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,846 people).

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

Communities Also Named Tuskegee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tuskegee - it's located in Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Tuskegee ...

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

  • Auburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <6>
  • Tallassee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Notasulga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notasulga have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notasulga
    • Notasulga is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notasulga <6>
  • Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
  • Shorter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
  • Loachapoka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hornady
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornady have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
    • Hornady is located in Macon County
  • La Place
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
    • La Place is located in Macon County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to La Place
    • From Tuskegee to La Place
  • Calebee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tuskegee. Our list includes 21 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Tuskegee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tuskegee ...

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

Adding Tuskegee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tuskegee 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 Tuskegee was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Tuskegee in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tuskegee.

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

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 Macon, 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 Tuskegee.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tuskegee - 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 city (such as Tuskegee). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tuskegee or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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