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Auburn, Alabama

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Auburn-Opelika census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36830. The Survey maps it on the Auburn quadrangle. 76,143 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 702 feet above sea level.

Auburn within Lee County

On record in Auburn

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 12 records

Surveyed buildings and structures 10 records

Population over time

2 figures

Auburn grew from 53,380 to 76,143 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
201053,380
202076,143+22,763 (+43%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Photographs

8 of 13 photographs shown, 1939

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Holliday-Cary House, N. College St., Auburn, Lee County, Alabama
Holliday-Cary House, N. College St., Auburn, Lee County, Alabama
Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1939. Library of Congress
Auburn University, Langdon Hall, College Street, Auburn, Lee County, AL
Auburn University, Langdon Hall, College Street, Auburn, Lee County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Cauthen House, East Drake Avenue, Auburn, Lee County, AL
Cauthen House, East Drake Avenue, Auburn, Lee County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Scott-Yarbrough House, 101 Debardeleben Street, Auburn, Lee County, AL
Scott-Yarbrough House, 101 Debardeleben Street, Auburn, Lee County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Holliday-Carey House, 360 North College Street, Auburn, Lee County, AL
Holliday-Carey House, 360 North College Street, Auburn, Lee County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Drake-Samford House, 449 North Gay Street, Auburn, Lee County, AL
Drake-Samford House, 449 North Gay Street, Auburn, Lee County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Meadows House, 342 North College Street, Auburn, Lee County, AL
Meadows House, 342 North College Street, Auburn, Lee County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Frazier-Brown House, Shelton Mill Road, Auburn, Lee County, AL
Frazier-Brown House, Shelton Mill Road, Auburn, Lee County, AL
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Lee County

Fires near this place

29 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Auburn between 1994 and 2016, burning about 180 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Arson/incendiarism4
Recreation and ceremony3
Natural2
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
11 September 2016Naturalunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commission20160911-3
9 August 2000Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 August 2003Debris and open burning3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
16 August 2007Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 July 2007Debris and open burning1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
3 July 2016Debris and open burning4.1 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20160703-11
20 July 2000Smokingunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lee County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Auburn: 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Auburn Plant & QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Crutchfield MineGoldPast ProducerGold
Yarborough-Smith-Neighbor ProspectMicaProspect

Every working recorded in Lee County

Storms near this place

60 of 67 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Auburn in 67 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 31 thunderstorm wind, 21 hail, 6 lightning, 5 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1998Thunderstorm WindAuburn1 killed, $10,000no account filed
July 2004Flash FloodAuburn$75,000Heavy rain in a short period of time caused flash flooding across the metro area. Water was up to 4 feet deep across several roadways. Several automobiles weredamaged by flood waters.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindAuburn$50,000Several trees were blown down in and around Auburn.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindAuburn$50,000Trees and power lines were blown down at several locations across Lee County. A church roof sustained moderate damage, and a parking deck had minor roof damage. A large tree fell onto a county bucket truck, and damaged the county garage shop.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindAuburn$50,000Thunderstorm winds damaged or uprooted 15 trees on the Auburn University campus, two trees falling on vehicles. Damage was also caused to a pavilion at the track, a window on the top floor of the Haley Center, and to windows in several vehicles.
June 1994Thunderstorm WindAuburn$50,000Thunderstorm wind downed several trees which fell on two houses and two vehicles.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindAuburn$20,000Trees and power lines were down in Auburn. A tractor trailer was blown over in the wind and did significant damage to a building.
September 1996LightningAuburn$20,000no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindAuburn$16,000A few trees were knocked down or snapped off in Auburn. One of the trees fell on a home and it sustained moderate damage.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindAuburn$15,000The roof of a mobile home was removed and trees and powerlines were blown down.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindAuburn$15,000Trees were down in Auburn, including one on a trailer.
June 1996LightningAuburn$15,000no account filed
June 1996LightningAuburn$15,000no account filed
August 1995Thunderstorm WindAuburn$12,000Several trees were reported down in the Auburn disrupting power and telephone service as a thunderstorm moved through the area
August 2008Thunderstorm WindAuburn$10,000A tree was blown down onto a house, on Dewey Drive in Auburn.
July 1998LightningAuburn$10,000A bolt of lightning struck an apartment building on campus and did minor damage to the attic.
April 1997LightningAuburn$10,000Lightning struck an apartment building which damaged two of its quadruplexs.
January 1997Thunderstorm WindAuburn$7,000no account filed
March 2006Thunderstorm WindAuburn$5,000Power lines were blown down in the northwestern part of Lee County.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindAuburn$5,000no account filed
May 1997HailAuburn$4,000Dime size hail was reported near Beauregard, in the central part of the county.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindAuburn$3,000Numerous trees were blown down on East University Drive and Shelton Mills Road, near Auburn University.
April 2007LightningAuburn$2,000A house was struck and damaged by lightning on Merimount Avenue in Auburn.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindAuburn$2,000Several large trees were blown down just east of US 29 in southern Lee County.
March 2001Thunderstorm WindAuburn$2,000The Lee County Sheriff estimated wind gusts around 60 miles an hour in Auburn.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindAuburn$2,000Several trees were knocked down in Auburn. A few other trees were blown down in the southern part of the county.
April 1998HailAuburn$2,000no account filed
April 1998HailAuburn$2,000no account filed
August 2008Thunderstorm WindAuburn$500A tree was blown down on Foster Street, in Auburn.
October 1994Thunderstorm WindAuburn$50Strong wind knocked down a tree on Pinedale Drive in Auburn causing a power outage and closing the street for a short time.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindAuburn-Trees were downed in Auburn, including on Lee Road 57 and Lee Road 58.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindAuburn-Multiple trees were blown down near Auburn University.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindAuburn-A gust of 58 mph was measured by a weather station at Auburn University Bookstore.
August 2023HailAuburn-Quarter size hail reported in Auburn.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindAuburn-Several trees uprooted across various locations in the Auburn area.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindAuburn-Large tree uprooted at the intersection of Shug Jordan Parkway and Wire Road in the city of Auburn. Power lines also downed due to fallen tree.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindAuburn-Several trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city of Auburn.
August 2018Flash FloodAuburn-At least six inches of water covered the intersection of University Drive and Opelika Road.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindAuburn-Several reports of trees uprooted and power lines downed in the city of Auburn.
December 2015Flash FloodNorth Auburn-Heavy rainfall led to flash flooding at Auburn University. Flooding was reported on East University Drive and on East Glen Avenue.
August 2013Flash FloodAuburn-Persistent heavy rainfall continued for several hours across central Lee County, causing flooding in and around Auburn. A trained storm spotter measured five inches of rain over a six hour period ending at 6 AM near Opelika. Moores Mill Rd was reported to have water covering it, as well as several other county roads.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindAuburn-Trees were uprooted on Wrights Mill Road and North Wrights Mill Road.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindAuburn-Trees and powerlines were reported down along Interstate 85, near exit 57.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindAuburn-Trees and powerlines were downed across the city of Auburn.
June 2009HailAuburn-Reported on the Auburn University campus.
June 2009Heavy RainAuburn-Heavy rainfall caused street flooding on Opelika Road, east of Gay Street, in Auburn.
November 2009FloodAuburn-Heavy rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida caused several county roads across Lee County to become temporarily closed.
November 2006Funnel CloudAuburn-A funnel cloud was reported between mile markers 51 and 54 on I-85, near the Macon County line.
November 2006Flash FloodAuburn-Four streets in the city of Auburn had to be temporarily closed, due to flooding from heavy rainfall.
August 2005HailAuburn-Penny size hail was observed in Chewacla State Park.
January 2003HailAuburn-Dime size hail was observed along Interstate 85 near Auburn.
March 2003HailAuburn-Nickel size hail was reported on the southwest side of Auburn.
August 2002HailAuburn-Dime size hail was observed on SR 169 just south of Auburn.
August 2000HailAuburn-Dime size hail was reported in Auburn and in Loachapoka.
May 1999HailAuburn-Dime size hail was reported in Auburn.
June 1998HailAuburn-Dime size hail was reported in Auburn.
March 2022HailAuburn-no account filed
July 2012Thunderstorm WindAuburn-no account filed
July 2012HailAuburn-no account filed
July 2012HailAuburn-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lee County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Cary Woods0.7 miles13
Shelton Woods1.0 miles13
Pickwood1.2 miles14
Woodland Hills1.2 miles13
Forestdale1.2 miles13
Cedar Brook1.4 miles14
Cloverleaf1.5 miles13
Head Estates1.5 miles14

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on AuburnAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q79728The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 113277. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.