Tallassee, Alabama

Tallassee
Tallassee
City
	Tallassee City Hall in 2021
	Seal
	Nickname: "Treasure on the Tallapoosa"
	Location of Tallassee in Elmore County and Tallapoosa County, Alabama.
	Coordinates: 32°32′22″N 85°53′35″W / 32.53944°N 85.89306°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Counties	Elmore, Tallapoosa
Incorporated	October 24, 1835
Government
• Mayor	Sarah Hill, City Council Ward 1 Jeremy Taunton, Ward 2 Linda Mosher, Ward 3 Damain Carr, Ward 4. Bill Hall, Ward 5 Terrel Brown, Ward 6 Bill Godwin, Ward 7 Fred Randall Hughey, Building Inspector Trey Taylor, Police Chief Todd Buce, Tallassee City Clerk Whitney Moon Pitchford
Area
• Total	12.19 sq mi (31.58 km2)
• Land	11.37 sq mi (29.44 km2)
• Water	0.83 sq mi (2.14 km2)
Elevation	390 ft (119 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,763
• Density	418.98/sq mi (161.77/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes	36045, 36078
Area code	334
FIPS code	01-74688
GNIS feature ID	0153643
Website	http://www.tallassee-al.gov

Tallassee (pronounced /ˈtæləsi/) is a city on the Tallapoosa River, located in both Elmore and Tallapoosa counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,763. It is home to a major hydroelectric power plant at Thurlow Dam operated by Alabama Power Company.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.