About Heflin
Heflin, AL is a small town located in eastern Alabama counting 3,557 people who proudly call it home.
Heflin holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 16.13 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 221 residents per square mile.
📰 Heflin News Today
- Southwire Welcomes US Representative Mike Rogers to Alabama the Electrical Distributor magazine · Aug 18
- Sybil Cochran Obituary | Dryden Funeral Home | HEFLIN, AL Tribute Archive · Aug 16
- Taco Bell opens its doors in Heflin, turning one boy’s dream into reality The Anniston Star · Jul 8
- Patricia Ann Anthony Obituary (2026) - Heflin, AL - Cremation Services of East Alabama, Inc. - Anniston Legacy obituary · Aug 5
- Schedule - Cleburne County Tigers (Heflin, AL) Volleyball 26-27 MaxPreps · Jul 30
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Heflin Unique
- Positioned in eastern 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
- 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 10 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Heflin
- China Panda — asian
- Heflin Nutrition
- Rhythm Cafe Heflin — coffee shop (café)
- Tasty Dip — ice cream
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Heflin
- Tiger Stadium reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Heflin
- Cleburne County Alternative School
- Cleburne County Career Technical School
- Cleburne County Elementary School
- Cleburne County High School
- Cleburne County Middle School
- Pleasant Grove Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateAlabama
TypeCity
Population (2024)3,557
Rank in state#131 of 463
Land area16.13 sq mi
Density221/sq mi
Coordinates33.6474, -85.5693