McKenzie, Alabama

About McKenzie

McKenzie is a tiny community in southern Alabama with an estimated population of 492.

McKenzie holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 3.72 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 132 residents per square mile.

📰 McKenzie News Today

• McKenzie Basketball Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 12
• Brayden Young Sports Illustrated · Aug 13
• Frank Lee Mckenzie Obituary Feb 12, 2026 Berryhill Funeral Home & Crematory · Feb 12
• Monthly Weather Forecast for McKenzie, Alabama 36456 The Weather Channel · Feb 20
• Jazz McKenzie Stuns Judges with Journey’s ‘Don’t Stop Believin’ aamu.edu · Dec 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes McKenzie Unique

• Positioned in southern 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 17 miles.

🏫 Schools in McKenzie

• McKenzie High School

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

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