Opelika, Alabama

Opelika, Alabama
City
Downtown Opelika
Motto:  "Rich in Heritage With a Vision for the Future"
Location of Opelika in Lee County, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°38′43″N 85°22′42″W / 32.64528°N 85.37833°W / 32.64528; -85.37833[1]
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Lee
Government
• Mayor	Gary Fuller (R)
Area [2]
• City	62.16 sq mi (161.00 km2)
• Land	61.15 sq mi (158.39 km2)
• Water	1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2)
Elevation [1]	807 ft (246 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	30,995
• Density	506.84/sq mi (195.69/km2)
• Metro	150,933
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	36801-36804
Area code	334
FIPS code	01-57048
GNIS feature ID	0152814[1]
Website	www.opelika-al.gov

Opelika (pronounced /ˌoʊpəˈlaɪkə/ OH-pə-LY-kə) is a city in and the county seat of Lee County in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Alabama.^[3] It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of Opelika is 30,995, an increase of 17.1 percent from the 2010 Census where the population was 26,477. The Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA with a population of 150,933, along with the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, comprises the Greater Columbus combined statistical area, a region home to 501,649 residents.