Alabama
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Alabama is a state of the United States with FIPS code 01 and capital Montgomery.

## Administrative divisions

Alabama is a state of the United States with FIPS state code 01[^uscb2023]. Below the state level are counties (or independent cities), then municipalities and neighborhoods[^uscb2023].

## Basic facts

- FIPS state code: 01[^uscb2023]
- Capital: Montgomery[^enwiki]
- Population: about 5,108,468 (2023 estimate)[^uscb2023]
- Area: 135,767 km2[^enwiki]
- Admitted to the Union: 1819[^enwiki]
- Time zone: Central Time (UTC-6/-5)[^enwiki]
- ISO 3166-2: US-AL[^enwiki]

## Parent division

Located in [United States](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html).

## Subdivisions

Major counties: [Jefferson County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-jefferson-county.html), [Mobile County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-mobile-county.html), [Madison County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-madison-county.html), [Montgomery County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-montgomery-county.html), [Tuscaloosa County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-tuscaloosa-county.html).

Major cities: [Birmingham](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-birmingham.html), [Montgomery](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-montgomery.html), [Huntsville](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-huntsville.html), [Mobile](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-mobile.html).

Updated: 2026-10-29

Relations:
- Located in: United States https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/united-states.html
- Contains places: Jefferson County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-jefferson-county.html
- Contains places: Madison County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-madison-county.html
- Contains places: Mobile County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-mobile-county.html
- Contains places: Montgomery County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-montgomery-county.html
- Contains places: Tuscaloosa County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-tuscaloosa-county.html
- Contains places: Montgomery https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-montgomery.html
- Contains places: Birmingham https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-birmingham.html
- Contains places: Huntsville https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-huntsville.html
- Contains places: Mobile https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-mobile.html
- Contains places: Russell County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-russell-county.html

Mentioned in:
- Abanda https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-abanda.html
- Abbeville https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-abbeville.html
- Adamsville https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-adamsville.html
- Addison https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-addison.html
- Akron https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-akron.html
- Alabaster https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-alabaster.html
- Albertville https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-albertville.html
- Alexander City https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-alexander-city.html
- Alexandria https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-alexandria.html
- Allgood https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/al-allgood.html

Sources:
- Alabama (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama
- U.S. Census Bureau 2023 FIPS state and county codes https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/ansi.html