PanolaAL
This town of 69 people was settled in 1909.
Is Panola a good place to live?
100% of residents live below the poverty line in Panola, above both Alabama’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only one of the 188 Alabama towns we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Panola. Panola has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
69 people, and everyone knows the way
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Panola faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
For Panola, the FEMA hazard score is 78 of 100. Expected losses in Panola break down as 42% from inland flooding and 23% from tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Panola after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2023.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Panola has mild winters and hot summers
The peak summer temperature in Panola is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Panola’s adults have obesity than in the typical Alabama or U.S. town
Only one of the 188 Alabama towns we compare has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Panola. Among adults locally, 68% have high blood pressure. The town does better than the Alabama average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 22.
| Panola | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 24% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 56% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 15% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Panola | AL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 7.3% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 18% | 23.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 46.9% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Panola
Moving to Panola: who provides what
Panola is unincorporated, so Sumter County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Panola; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Panola residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
About Panola
Place in Alabama, United States
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. The community's name comes from the Choctaw word ponola, which means "cotton".
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 180 ft
- ZIP code
- 35477
- Area code
- 205
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