Town guide

Ranburne, Alabama

Ranburne is a town in Cleburne County, Alabama, home to about 556 people across 1.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 36273.

Homes sold for a median of $241 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population556350 per sq mi
Median home value$238,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$241Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Ranburne

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Ranburne

Distances

Nearest major airportHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)55 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Atlanta, GA57 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL585 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Ranburne; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Ranburne

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Ranburne had 422 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.

It’s the 407th largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.

Cleburne County grew from 13,206 residents in 1900 to 15,056 in 2020.

Ranburne population by census2000: 459, 2010: 409, 2020: 422459200040920104222020

Cleburne County, 1900–2020

Cleburne County population, 1900 to 20201900: 13,206, 1910: 13,385, 1920: 13,360, 1930: 12,877, 1940: 13,629, 1950: 11,904, 1960: 10,911, 1970: 10,996, 1980: 12,595, 1990: 12,730, 2000: 14,123, 2010: 14,972, 2020: 15,05613K’00’1013K’20’3014K’40’5011K’60’7013K’80’9014K’00’1015K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 57.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RanburneJan: high 53°F, low 30°F, 5.6 in; Feb: high 58°F, low 33°F, 5.9 in; Mar: high 66°F, low 39°F, 5.6 in; Apr: high 73°F, low 46°F, 4.8 in; May: high 80°F, low 55°F, 4.7 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 63°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 67°F, 5.4 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 66°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 84°F, low 60°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 75°F, low 48°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 64°F, low 37°F, 4.5 in; Dec: high 56°F, low 33°F, 5.4 in53°30°Jan5.658°33°Feb5.966°39°Mar5.673°46°Apr4.880°55°May4.785°63°Jun4.689°67°Jul5.488°66°Aug4.484°60°Sep3.375°48°Oct3.464°37°Nov4.556°33°Dec5.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Heflin, AL weather station (14 miles away).

Jobs in Cleburne County

2,022 jobs at 186 businesses in Cleburne County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cleburne CountyConstruction: 536 jobs; Retail trade: 472 jobs; Manufacturing: 392 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 161 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 139 jobs; Other services: 105 jobs; Professional services: 75 jobs; Wholesale trade: 47 jobsConstruction 27% Retail trade 23% Manufacturing 19% Hotels and restaurants 8% Health care and social assistance 7% Other services 5% Professional services 4% Wholesale trade 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ranburne.

Nearest hospitals

  • Higgins General HospitalCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Bremen17.1 miles
  • Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Carrollton17.6 miles
  • Tanner Medical Center-East AlabamaCritical access hospital · emergency room · Wedowee18.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3

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.

Schools in Ranburne

Public schools here are run by Cleburne County. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Ranburne Elementary SchoolRanburnePre-K–4343Public3.2 mi
Ranburne High SchoolRanburne5–12526Public3.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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