Welcome to Ranburne ...

The town of Ranburne is located in Cleburne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ranburne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ranburne has a population of 395 people<2> (see below for details).

Ranburne is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Ranburne is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Ranburne: (256) & (938)<4>

The ZIP code for Ranburne: 36273<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ranburne had an population of 395 people. This is a decrease of 3.42% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ranburne had a population of 409 people. This makes Ranburne the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 409 people, the population of Ranburne decreased 10.89% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 459 people).

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

Communities near Ranburne ...

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

• Carrollton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <6>
• Bremen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Haralson County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <6>
• Tyus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyus have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
  • Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
• Heflin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin
  • Heflin is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <6>
• Tallapoosa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
  • Tallapoosa is located in Haralson County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallapoosa <6>
• Bowdon Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon Junction
  • Bowdon Junction is located in Carroll County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon Junction <6>
• Bowdon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
  • Bowdon is located in Carroll County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <6>
• Mount Zion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Mount Zion is located in Carroll County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <6>
• Wedowee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedowee
  • Wedowee is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedowee <6>
• Fairlawn Estates
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
  • Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 736 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ranburne ...

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

Adding Ranburne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ranburne 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 Ranburne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Ranburne post office opened in 1899.

We also found Ranburne on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ranburne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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