Alabama · Census place 0146768
Marion, Alabama
Marion is a city in Perry County, Alabama with an estimated 2,702 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 148th largest of 257 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,702
- #148 of 257 in Alabama
- Change since 2020
- -14.2%
- -446 people
- Land area
- 10.6 sq mi
- + 0.09 sq mi water
- Density
- 256 / sq mi
- State median 715
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Marion population, 2020 to 2024
Marion lost 446 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -14.2%. In the latest year it moved by -28.
Marion covers 10.57 square miles of land and 0.09 of water, for 256 people per square mile of land. The median Alabama place of 5,000+ has 715, so Marion is less dense than the typical town.
What county Marion is in
All of Marion's residents live in Perry County, which had 7,719 residents in 2024. Marion holds 35.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Marion
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Marion by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 36756. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Marion is
The Census internal point of Marion is at 32.632000, -87.317300. Montgomery, the capital, is 61.8 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Valley Grande, AL (3,914 people), 19.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Tuscaloosa, AL, 43.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 32.632000, -87.317300
- DMS
- 32°37'55.20"N 87°19'2.28"W
- UTM
- 16N 470236.7E 3610536.1N
- Geohash
- djccth3rp
- Plus code
- 864JJMJM+R3
Daylight in Marion
At 32.63° N, Marion gets about 14 h 18 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 00 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 18 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Marion
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Alabama, measured between internal points. The closest is Uniontown, 16.2 miles away, with 1,952 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Marion, AL?
2,702 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 446 (14.2%) from 3,148 in July 2020.
What county is Marion in?
Perry County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Marion?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 36756.
How far is Marion from Montgomery?
61.8 miles (99.5 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Marion.
What is the nearest larger city to Marion?
Valley Grande, AL, with 3,914 residents, 19.4 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.