Jacksons' Gap is a town in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, home to about 786 people across 8.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 36861.
Homes sold for a median of $414 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Jacksons' Gap; also Alexander City and Dadeville
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| Nearest major airport | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)70 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport (MGM)51 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA102 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX602 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Jacksons' Gap; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Jacksons' Gap had 747 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 361st largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Tallapoosa County grew from 29,675 residents in 1900 to 41,311 in 2020.
Tallapoosa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 91°F in summer, and winter lows average 32°F. About 57 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alexander City, AL weather station (7 miles away).
10,554 jobs at 823 businesses in Tallapoosa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Jacksons' Gap.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Alexander City and Dadeville.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.