Theodore, Alabama
CDP
About Theodore
Theodore is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Alabama.
Theodore holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.98 square miles.
📰 Theodore News Today
- Sewer overflow leaves mess in Theodore yard WKRG · Aug 14
- Kaylee Wilson - Theodore Bobcats Girls Volleyball (Theodore, AL) Sports Illustrated · Aug 18
- Pamela Regina Nesmith Obituary | Serenity Funeral Homes & Gardens | Theodore, AL Tribute Archive · Aug 16
- Sewer overflow leaves mess in Theodore yard Yahoo · Aug 14
- Theodore Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Theodore Unique
- The only place in America named Theodore — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southwestern Alabama, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Theodore
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Theodore
- Hacienda San Miguel's — mexican
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Theodore
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Theodore
- George H Bryant VocationalAgricultural Center
- Katherine H Hankins Middle School
- Mary W Burroughs Elementary School
- Nan Gray Davis Elementary School
- Pearl Haskew Elementary
- Saint Elmo Elementary School
- Theodore High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateAlabama
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area7.98 sq mi
Coordinates30.5387, -88.1876