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Welcome to Uniontown ...

The town of Uniontown is located in Perry County<1>.

Uniontown was established in 1818.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Uniontown has a population of 2,221 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Uniontown is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Uniontown: 334 & 483<4>

The ZIP code for Uniontown: 36786<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Uniontown had an population of 2,221 people. This is an increase of 25.13% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 35.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Uniontown had a population of 1,775 people (or 16.8% of the total population of Perry County). This makes Uniontown the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Uniontown represents 0.04% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 198th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,775 people, the population of Uniontown increased 8.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,636 people).

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

Communities Also Named Uniontown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Uniontown - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (6), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Uniontown ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Uniontown. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Uniontown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Uniontown ...

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

Adding Uniontown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Uniontown post office opened in 1833.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Uniontown.

Footnotes ...

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