Auburn, Alabama

Auburn, Alabama
City
Auburn University
Motto:  "The Loveliest Village On The Plains"
Location of Auburn in Lee County, Alabama.
Auburn
Coordinates: 32°35′52″N 85°28′51″W / 32.59778°N 85.48083°W / 32.59778; -85.48083
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Lee
Incorporated	1839
Area [1]
• City	62.07 sq mi (160.77 km2)
• Land	61.04 sq mi (158.09 km2)
• Water	1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2)
Elevation	702 ft (214 m)
Highest elevation	846 ft (258 m)
Lowest elevation	387 ft (118 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• City	76,143
• Rank	AL: 7th
• Density	1,247.41/sq mi (481.63/km2)
• Metro	158,991 (US: 259th)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	36830–36832, 36849
Area code	334
FIPS code	01-03076
GNIS feature ID	0113277
Website	www.auburnalabama.org

Auburn is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is the largest city in eastern Alabama. In 2020, it had a population of 76,143.^[2] It is a principal city of the Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area.

Auburn is a college town and is the home of Auburn University. Auburn is known for its fast growing during the last years. It is currently the fastest growing metropolitan area in Alabama. It is also the nineteenth-fastest growing metro area in the United States since 1990. Auburn is among the top ten list of best places to live in United States for the year 2009.^[3] The city's unofficial nickname is “The Loveliest Village On The Plains”. This comes from a line in the poem “The Deserted Village” by Oliver Goldsmith: “Sweet Auburn! loveliest village of the plain...”^[4]

1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Auburn city, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
3. ↑ "Best Places to Live 2009".
4. ↑ "oliver smith poem". Archived from the original on 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2010-08-01.