Sipsey is a town in Walker County, Alabama, home to about 288 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 35584, and parts of 35063 are in Sipsey too.
Mostly Sipsey
Part is in Sipsey, part in Hayden
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| Nearest major airport | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)25 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Atlanta, GA151 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL555 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sipsey; 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.
Sipsey had 363 residents in the 2020 census, down 34% since 2000.
It’s the 474th largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Walker County grew from 25,162 residents in 1900 to 65,342 in 2020.
Walker County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 31°F. About 61.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jasper, AL weather station (16 miles away).
14,399 jobs at 1,251 businesses in Walker 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 Sipsey.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Hayden.
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