Randolph, Alabama

Randolph, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Randolph Post Office
Randolph Post Office
Randolph, Alabama is located in Alabama
Randolph, Alabama
Randolph, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
Randolph, Alabama is located in the United States
Randolph, Alabama
Randolph, Alabama
Randolph, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°53′58″N 86°54′38″W / 32.89944°N 86.91056°W / 32.89944; -86.91056
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBibb
Elevation
554 ft (169 m)
Population
 • Total
1,169
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36792
Area codes205, 659

Randolph is an unincorporated community in Bibb County, Alabama, United States.[1] At the 2010 census, the population was 1,169.

History

Randolph is likely named for Randolph County, North Carolina, where many of the community's early settlers moved from.[2]

Randolph is located on the former Mobile and Ohio Railroad.[3]

The community has a post office, with postmasters first appointed in 1839.[4]

Geography

Randolph is located at 32°53′58″N 86°54′39″W / 32.89956°N 86.91082°W / 32.89956; -86.91082 and has an elevation of 554 feet (169 m).[1]

Education

Randolph has an elementary school, serving students from kindergarten to 6th grade.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Randolph
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 116. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ "Train Station in Randolph, Alabama". digital.archives.alabama.gov. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  4. ^ "Postmasters by City". Postmaster Finder. United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  5. ^ "Randolph Elementary School". Bibb County Board of Education. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
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