Panola, Alabama | |
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  Panola, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 32°57′02″N 88°16′08″W / 32.95056°N 88.26889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Sumter |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2) |
| • Land | 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 180 ft (50 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 71 |
| • Density | 98.89/sq mi (38.20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 35477 |
| Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
| GNIS feature ID | 124400[2] |
Panola is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 144. Panola is 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Geiger. Panola has a post office with ZIP code 35477.[3] The community's name comes from the Choctaw word ponola, which means "cotton".[4]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Panola". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ Read, William A. (1984). Indian Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 51. ISBN 0-8173-0231-X.