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Population: 5,498 Located in Covington County
Andalusia, Alabama Centrally located in South Alabama, just 32 miles off Interstate 65 and 45 miles off Interstate 10, Andalusia is easily accessible. Automobiles can enter the city on non-congested Highways U.S. 84 and 29, or Alabama 55 (being four-laned to Interstate 65).
Motor freight businesses are enjoying increasing economic successes in the Andalusia area. Rail service for commercial transport is also available in the area. At the modern Andalusia-Opp Airport, located east of Andalusia on U.S. Highway 84, aircraft can land on the 5,000 foot, instrument-equipped runway which is capable of supporting general business aircraft. The airport offers charter service, air ambulance, aircraft maintenance and fuel, and includes a heliport with a state-of-the-art hot refueling facility, which allows helicopters to refuel with their engines running.
Timber resources, primarily pine and hardwood, are abundant in the Andalusia area. Timber-related industries are among Covington County's major employers and highest yield industries. Other major industries in Andalusia include garment, carpet yarn manufacturing and packaging. The major agricultural products in the area are peanuts, pecans, fruits, vegetables, cattle, poultry, hogs, cotton, wheat and soybeans.
The Andalusia Industrial Park contains more than 200 industry-zoned acres, and the Andalusia-Opp Airport property includes a 165-acre industrial park especially attractive to aircraft-related industries.
Andalusia's more than 10,000 residents enjoy a pleasant year-round climate, with long summers, mild winters and an average annual temperature of 66 degrees. Rainfall averages 55.7 inches per year.
Andalusia's state and regionally accredited school system, composed of two elementary schools, a middle school and high school, prepares our future leaders by giving them a solid educational base. The unique "Explorations in Technology" program at Andalusia Middle School prepares students to work with robotics, computers, lasers and fiber optics, skills they will need in the modern, high-tech workplace. LBW College, its beautiful 152-acre campus located in Andalusia, provides an excellent two-year program for advanced education.
The Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center, located near Andalusia in the heart of Alabama's timber country, provides unique opportunities for forestry and wildlife research. The Center was designed to house Auburn University's summer forestry education programs. It includes dormitories, dining facilities, an auditorium and classrooms to accommodate up to 120 students. Students attending the summer program learn about a wide range of forestry management situations. Courtesy of www.alaweb.com
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