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Five Points Alabama
Alabama›Chambers County

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A town of 118, settled in 1888.

Photo: SaveRivers · Public domain
Photo of Five Points

Five Points, AL · Photo: SaveRivers · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Five Points a good place to live?

Five Points has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

118 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Five Points Alabama Post Office
Five Points Alabama Post Office, 2012
Five Points’s story

138 years in pictures

Census counts: 835 in 1920, a peak of 1,010 in 1930, 114 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 4 maps from 1902 on.

  • 1888Five Points is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Five Points: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Five Points, and how to reach them.

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PowerTallapoosa River Elec Coop14.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEast Alabama, Water & Fire Pro DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Five Points’ trash rules yet
SchoolsChambers County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Alabama you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereChambers County Circuit ClerkChambers County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code3685536855 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Five Points.

Housing

A home in Five Points is worth about $173K, on Zillow’s estimate

Five Points: 92% of households are owner-occupiers. Values rose 3.7% in the 12 months to September 2026.

$173KZillow home value

Typical home value

Five Points$173K
Alabama$239K
+3.7%
value change, 1 year

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers: that is Five Points’ year

July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 33° and snow is almost unheard of.

90°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter34–58°
Spring49–75°
Summer67–89°
Fall51–75°
Nov 3
typical first frost
Apr 2
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
90°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Five Points is

The share of adults in Five Points who binge drink is 11%, where Alabama’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 16%. The town does better than the Alabama average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 12. Among adults here, 19% have diabetes.

Five PointsAlabama townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)19%15%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)50%43%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)11%14%16%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)27%19%14%
32 measures vs. Alabama
2 better18 too close to call12 worse
What stands outFive PointsAL
Fewer binge drinkers10.9%14.1%
More adults treating high blood pressure81.1%78%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth22.4%15.4%
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center
13.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: moderate risk in Five Points, mostly inland flooding

Federal disaster aid has reached households in Five Points after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts three fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to tornadoes.

58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
58Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Five Points

15pages on Five Points
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Five Points

About Five Points

Town in Alabama, United States

Five Points is a town in Chambers County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 114.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
869 ft
ZIP code
36855
Area code
334

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Is Five Points, AL a good place to live?

Five Points has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.