Excel, Alabama

About Excel

Excel is a tiny community in southwestern Alabama counting 522 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Excel is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.65 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 316 residents per square mile.

📰 Excel News Today

• brock house - Excel Panthers Football (Excel, AL) Sports Illustrated · Sep 17
• Supply Chain Major Clayton Howell Claims Alabama State Title in Microsoft Excel University of South Alabama · Feb 19
• Excel Varsity Football @ Monroe County MaxPreps · Aug 6
• Sylacauga cheerleaders excel at 2026 University of Alabama Cheer Champ Sylacauga News · Jul 10
• Leroy vs Excel - Boys Varsity Football 08/14/2026 | Watch Live & On Demand NFHS Network · Aug 14

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 Excel Unique

• The only place in America named Excel — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏫 Schools in Excel

• Excel High School

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

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