Elba, Alabama

About Elba

Elba is a small town in southeastern Alabama, home to 3,531 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Elba holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 15.34 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 230 residents per square mile.

📰 Elba News Today

• Football: York/Pavilion shuts out Oakfield-Alabama/Elba The Batavian · Oct 10
• Edwin Conway "Sammy" Lowrey Jr Obituary Jul 14, 2026 Searcy Funeral Home and Crematory · Jul 15
• Elba, AL Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 29
• Lela Dyess Obituary - Montgomery, AL Dignity Memorial · Oct 3
• Michael Matthews Obituary | Coleman Funeral Home | Elba, AL Tribute Archive · Oct 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Alabama headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Elba Unique

• Positioned in southeastern Alabama, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Alabama — one of 594 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Elba

• The Rabbit Hole Pub & Eatery — pub

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Splashpad · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Elba

• Summerlyn Park reviews ★
• Tiger Town Park reviews ★
• Veterans Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Elba

• Elba Elementary School
• Elba High School
• The Elba Career Academy
• Zion Chapel High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Elba

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