The Auburn Metropolitan Area—officially the Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area[1][2][3]—is a metro area in east-central Alabama with a 2016 population of 158,991. It was the 19th fastest growing metro area in the United States between 1990 and 2000^{[citation needed]}. The Auburn Metro area consists of Lee County, and includes the cities of Auburn (population 76,143),[4] Opelika (population 27,443), and the northernmost portion of Phenix City (population 36,487)^{[citation needed]}.

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Auburn Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan statistical area
Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area
Coordinates: 32°37′55″N 85°28′55″W
Country	United States
State(s)	Alabama
Largest city	Auburn
Other cities	- Opelika
Highest elevation [citation needed]	928 ft (283 m)
Lowest elevation	N/A ft (N/A m)
Population  (2016 est.)
• Total	158,991
• Rank	259th in the U.S.

Incorporated communities

• Auburn^{[citation needed]}
• Loachapoka^{[citation needed]}
• Notasulga (part)^{[citation needed]}
• Opelika^{[citation needed]}
• Phenix City (part)^{[citation needed]}
• Smiths Station^{[citation needed]}
• Waverly (part)^{[citation needed]}

Unincorporated communities

• Beauregard^{[citation needed]}
• Bee Hive^{[citation needed]}
• Beulah^{[citation needed]}
• Gold Hill^{[citation needed]}
• Marvyn^{[citation needed]}
• Salem^{[citation needed]}
• The Bottle^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Greater Columbus, Georgia

References

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