Pickensville, Alabama

Pickensville, Alabama
Pickensville Historic District
Pickensville Historic District
Location of Pickensville in Pickens County, Alabama.
Location of Pickensville in Pickens County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 33°13′50″N 88°16′21″W / 33.23056°N 88.27250°W / 33.23056; -88.27250
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyPickens
Government
 • MayorDonald Sherrod
Area
 • Total10.06 sq mi (26.05 km2)
 • Land7.77 sq mi (20.13 km2)
 • Water2.29 sq mi (5.92 km2)
Elevation
230 ft (70 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total557
 • Density71.66/sq mi (27.67/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35447[2]
Area code(s)205 and 659
FIPS code01-59592
GNIS feature ID0152888

Pickensville is a rural town in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 608, down from 662 in 2000. It was initially incorporated in 1839[3] (although two other sources claim 1825 and 1835) and briefly served before that as the first county seat of Pickens County. Carrollton was designated as the seat in the early 1830s.

According to the U.S. Census, the incorporation of Pickensville lapsed after 1920. It did not reappear again on the rolls of incorporated towns until 1970.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Pickensville AL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  3. ^ Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama: J. Boardman, 1838