City profile · United States · North America
Athens
City population
24,966
#1,888
in United States
#22
in Alabama
#21,136
worldwide
34.802, -86.972 · 994 km from Washington
About Athens
Athens is a city in Alabama, United States with a population of 24,966. It is the 1,888th largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 21,136th largest worldwide. It lies 994 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#22of 43
Elevation
220 m
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
34.802, -86.972
Record updated
2022-11-19
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
Nearby Cities
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