Opelika, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Columbus (GA). It is located about 31 miles [49 km] to the east of Opelika and has a population of 186,582 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Auburn. It lies just southwest of Opelika and has a population of 42,987 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alexander City	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	15,080	0.48% increase
	Dadeville	NW	25 mi [40.23 km]	3,228	0.5% increase
	Lafayette	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,893	10.54% decrease
	Lanett	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	7,121	9.83% decrease
	Phenix City	SE	24 mi [38.62 km]	31,125	10.12% increase
	Roanoke	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	6,688	1.9% increase
	Smiths Station	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Tallassee	W	30 mi [48.28 km]	5,172	4.82% increase
	Tuskegee	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	11,357	4.13% decrease
	Union Springs	SW	40 mi [64.4 km]	4,702	28.12% increase
	Valley	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	9,962	8.31% increase
	Wetumpka	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	7,719	34.81% increase
	LaGrange (GA)	NE	32 mi [51.5 km]	28,401	9.24% increase
	Manchester (GA)	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	3,794	4.86% decrease
	West Point (GA)	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	3,364	0.53% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Camp Hill	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,207	5.18% decrease
	Crawford	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Cusseta	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Eady City	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Huguley	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Ladonia	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Liberty City	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	Loachapoka	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	162	1.82% decrease
	Marvyn	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Notasulga	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	845	7.75% decrease
	Plant City	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Ridgewood Village	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Salem	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Smiths	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Waverly	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	172	6.52% decrease

Lee County

Opelika is located in Lee County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lee: Chambers, Russell, Macon, Tallapoosa, Harris (GA) and Muscogee (GA). Although it doesn't share a border with Lee, Troup (GA) it is close to Opelika.

Below are counties that are near Opelika (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Opelika:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Opelika
	Bullock County	S	Guerryton	31 miles [49 km]
	Chambers County	N	Danway	6 miles [9 km]
	Clay County	NW	Motley	35 miles [56 km]
	Coosa County	W	Fishpond	39 miles [62 km]
	Elmore County	W	Robinson Ferry	30 miles [48 km]
	Macon County	SW	Alliance	16 miles [25 km]
	Randolph County	N	Pooles Crossroad	31 miles [49 km]
	Russell County	SE	Crawford	17 miles [27 km]
	Tallapoosa County	NW	Spinks	15 miles [24 km]
	Chattahoochee County (GA)	SE	McDaniel Manor (GA)	31 miles [49 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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