Opelika, Alabama

Opelika is a city in and the county seat of Lee County in the part central of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a principal city, along with Auburn, in the Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). According to the 2020 census, the population of Opelika is 30,995. Notable people from Opelika George Bandy - State Representative from 1994 to 2018 Joe Beckwith - former Major League baseball pitcher with the 1985 World Series champion Kansas City Royals Brad Cotter - country music singer William Dickinson - U.S. Congressman from 1965 to 1993 Billy Hitchcock - former Atlanta Braves manager Robert L. Howard - soldier and Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War Roy Lee Jackson - former Major League baseball player Rob Penny - playwright Lee W. Smith - diplomat, U.S. State Department James Voss - NASA astronaut References