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Phenix City, Alabama

Phenix City, Alabama
City
Aerial view of Phenix City
Aerial view of Phenix City
Location in Russell County and the state of Alabama
Location in Russell County and the state of Alabama
Phenix City, Alabama is located in the US
Phenix City, Alabama
Phenix City, Alabama
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°28′15″N 85°00′10″W / 32.47083°N 85.00278°W / 32.47083; -85.00278Coordinates: 32°28′15″N 85°00′10″W / 32.47083°N 85.00278°W / 32.47083; -85.00278
Country United States
State Alabama
Counties Russell, Lee
Government
 • Mayor Eddie N. Lowe
Area
 • Total 24.8 sq mi (64.1 km2)
 • Land 24.6 sq mi (63.7 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation 243 ft (74 m)
Population (2013)
 • Total 37,498
 • Density 1,139.7/sq mi (469.06/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 36867-36870
Area code(s) 334
FIPS code 01-59472
GNIS feature ID 0155193
Website http://www.phenixcityal.us

Phenix City is a city in Lee and Russell counties in the State of Alabama, and the county seat of Russell County. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 32,822.

Phenix City lies immediately west across the Chattahoochee River from much larger Columbus, Georgia. Sometimes called Hub City, Phenix City is included in the Columbus, Georgia-Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, but a section is located in Lee County, and is, therefore, in the Auburn, Alabama metropolitan area.

In 2007, BusinessWeek named Phenix City the nation's #1 Best Affordable Suburb to raise a family.

Currently, the mayor is Eddie N. Lowe, the city's first black mayor elected by the public. The city manager, who holds the task of organizational matters, is Wallace Hunter.

Phenix City is located at 32°28′22″N 85°1′12″W / 32.47278°N 85.02000°W / 32.47278; -85.02000 (32.472822, -85.020121). It is the easternmost settlement in the state of Alabama as well as the Central Time Zone, but it uses the Eastern Time Zone, due to the city's proximity to the state of Georgia.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.8 square miles (64 km2), of which 24.6 square miles (64 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.61%) is water.


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