File:Talladega_Alabama_Courthouse_Square.JPG · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Talladega
Sign in to saveAlso known as Talladega, Alabama, Talladega, AL
city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- County
- Talladega
- Mayor
- Ashton S. Hall
- Total
- 26.14 sq mi (67.69 km )
- Land
- 26.05 sq mi (67.48 km )
- Water
- 0.081 sq mi (0.21 km )
- Elevation
- 587 ft (179 m)
- Density
- 608.8/sq mi (235.06/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Zip codes
- 35160-35161
- Area codes
- 256/938 .
- Fips code
- 01-74592
- Website
- talladega.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Talladega
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Talladega County
- Population
- 15861
- Area
- 62.301191
- Elevation
- 170
- Capital of
- Talladega County
- Official website
- www.talladega.com
- Image
- Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind.JPG
- Households
- 5645
- Dialing code
- 256
Show 10 more facts
- located in the statistical territorial entity
- Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL Combined Statistical Area
- postal code
- 35161
- Commons category
- Talladega, Alabama
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Talladega, Alabama
- water as percent of area
- 0.2961
- water area
- 0.184501
- per capita income
- 18283
- mean age
- 39.5
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
Sources (9)
via Wikidata · CC0
~12 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Talladega (/ˌtæləˈdɪɡə/, also /ˌtæləˈdeɪɡə/) is a city in and the county seat of Talladega County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated in 1835. At the 2020 census, the population was 15,861. Talladega is approximately 50 miles (80 km) east of one of the state's largest cities, Birmingham.
The city is home to the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, Talladega Municipal Airport, and Talladega College, a historically black college. The Talladega Superspeedway, and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame are located nearby. The First National Bank of Talladega (now First Bank of Alabama) is the oldest bank in the State of Alabama, being founded in 1848.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Talladega” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.