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Welcome to Five Points ...

The town of Five Points is located in Chambers County<1>.


The location of Five Points has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Five Points, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Five Points: Five Pts.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Five Points has a population of 139 people<3> (see below for details).

Five Points is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

The area code for Five Points: (334)

The ZIP code for Five Points: 36855<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Five Points had an population of 139 people. This is a decrease of 1.42% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Five Points had a population of 141 people. This makes Five Points the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 141 people, the population of Five Points decreased 3.42% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 146 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Five Points.

Communities Also Named Five Points ...

While we believe that this Five Points is located in Chambers County, we know of another 15 Alabama communities named Five Points. Those communities are located in the following counties: Blount, Cherokee, Cleburne, Covington, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Greene, Houston, Lawrence, Lee, Madison, Marshall, Talladega and Walker County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 144 communities that are also named Five Points - they are located in California (6), Colorado, Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (21), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana (10), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick (2), New Jersey (3), New Mexico, New York (4), North Carolina (11), Ohio (15), Pennsylvania (20), South Carolina (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Five Points ...

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

  • LaGrange
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
    • LaGrange is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,741 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <6>
  • Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
    • Valley is located in Chambers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <6>
  • Lanett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Roanoke
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
    • Roanoke is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <6>
  • West Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • LaFayette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sunny Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
    • Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
  • Wadley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
    • Wadley is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <6>
  • Sassafrass Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafrass Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
    • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
  • Daviston
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Five Points. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Five Points.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Five Points ...

Looking for more information about Five Points? 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 Five Points, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Five Points.

Adding Five Points to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Five Points post office opened in 1888.

We also found Five Points in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Five Points.

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

The official website for Chambers County: www.chamberscounty.com/

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 Chambers, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Five Points.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Five Points - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 Five Points). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Five Points 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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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