Welcome to Montgomery ...

The city of Montgomery is located in Montgomery County<1>. It is the County Seat and the capital of Alabama.

Montgomery was established in 1816.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Montgomery has a population of 197,977 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Montgomery is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Montgomery lies within the (334) area code.

The ZIP codes for Montgomery: 36101-36121, 36123-36125, 36130-36135, 36140-36142, 36177, 36191<4>

Websites for Montgomery ...

Official Website:   www.montgomery.al.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerychamber.com/

Junior League:   www.juniorleaguemontgomery.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Montgomery had an population of 197,977 people. This is a decrease of 3.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.78% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 people (which is 89.71% of the total population of Montgomery County). This makes Montgomery the county's most populous community.

The population of Montgomery represents 4.3% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 205,764 people, the population of Montgomery increased 2.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 201,568 people).

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

Communities Also Named Montgomery ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Montgomery - they are located in Alberta, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Montgomery ...

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

• Prattville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
  • Prattville is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattville <5>
• Millbrook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Millbrook is located in Autauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <5>
• Pike Road
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Road
  • Pike Road is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pike Road <5>
• Wetumpka
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
  • Wetumpka is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetumpka <5>
• Elmore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Elmore is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore <5>
• Coosada
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada
  • Coosada is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coosada <5>
• Deatsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
  • Deatsville is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <5>
• Lowndesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowndesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndesboro
  • Lowndesboro is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowndesboro <5>
• English Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
  • English Village is located in Montgomery County
• Sunshine Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
  • Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Montgomery. Our list includes 138 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Montgomery.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montgomery ...

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

Adding Montgomery to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montgomery.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Montgomery: www.montgomery.al.us/

The official website for Montgomery County: www.mc-ala.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/