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City of Opelika

A Fabulous Place to Live, Work and Play

Opelika is situated in east central Alabama, along I-85 between Montgomery, Alabama, and Atlanta, Georgia. It is part of Alabama’s fastest-growing metropolitan statistical area, with a 32 percent growth rate between 1990 and 2000. Today, Opelika has a population of more than 129,000 residents and access to a civilian labor force exceeding 267,000 within a 40-mile radius.

Besides I-85, Opelika is served by U.S. highways 29, 280 and 431 and is in close proximity to four other major metropolitan areas, including Montgomery and Birmingham, Alabama, and Columbus and Atlanta, Georgia. It is 70 miles from Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama in Montgomery, 17 miles from the new Kia Motor Manufacturing of Georgia in West Point and just over one hour from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.

The city hosts an excellent local school system, opportunities for higher learning through both Southern Union State Community College and Auburn University, and a cost of living well below the national average. The City of Opelika recently opened its new 75,000-square-foot Sportsplex & Aquatics Center—the largest project in the city’s 155-year history representing the first public-private partnership on a construction project—and is home to one of the Southeast’s premier industrial parks. The 2,200-acre Northeast Opelika Industrial Park is a fully developed, planned industrial park offering sites from 10 to 1,000 acres. The park is bordered by I-85 to the east and a CSX mainline to the west, with an interchange that directly serves the park at Exit 66. The industrial park has proven to be a strong choice for the automotive industry and distribution centers.

Editorial provided by the Opelika Chamber of Commerce


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