Wedowee, Alabama

About Wedowee

Set in the eastern part of Alabama, Wedowee is a tiny community counting 751 people who proudly call it home.

Wedowee holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 3.49 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 215 residents per square mile.

📰 Wedowee News Today

• Randolph County High School (Wedowee, AL) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 14
• State audit complete on Wedowee Utility Board; New management working to stabilize finances 1819 News · Jun 4
• Boater who went missing after crash on Lake Wedowee found 61 feet below surface of water WBRC · Jul 11
• Body of 22-year-old boater found 61 feet down in Lake Wedowee WVTM · Jul 11
• Wedowee Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Wedowee Unique

• The only place in America named Wedowee — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Wedowee

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wedowee

• Rec center reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Wedowee

• Randolph County High School
• RandolphRoanoke Career Technology Center
• Wedowee Elementary School
• Wedowee Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Wedowee

🏘️ Nearby Communities