Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Alexandria, AL

Alexandria is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in central Calhoun County, Alabama, within the Anniston–Oxford metropolitan area.

Alexandria briefly appeared as an incorporated town on the 1880 census, when it counted just 121 residents, and then did not appear separately in the census again until it was designated a census-designated place in 2000.

The 2020 census counted 4,032 people in Alexandria, up from 3,917 in 2010 and 3,692 in 2000.

There were 1,567 households and 1,655 housing units in Alexandria at the 2020 census, and the median age of residents was 41.8 years.

The Alexandria CDP covers about 11.1 square miles near the center of Calhoun County, bordered to the south by the Saks CDP, and more than 94 percent of its residents were classified as rural in 2020.

Alexandria has its own ZIP code, 36250, and is served by area code 256.

Local children attend Alexandria Elementary School, Alexandria Middle School, and Alexandria High School, all part of the Calhoun County School System.

The old Alexandria post office building was restored by the Alexandria Historical Preservation Society in 2016.

The Battle of Tallushatchee, an early Creek War battle, was fought about 3 miles north of Alexandria in 1813, when General John Coffee's dragoons — including frontiersman Davy Crockett — attacked a Red Stick Creek town, killing some 180 warriors.

Alexandria is a rapidly growing community, with restaurants, stores, and a grocery clustered along U.S. Highway 431 at its intersection with State Route 144, and intercity bus service provided by Greyhound Lines.