Skipperville, Alabama

Skipperville is an unincorporated community in Dale County, Alabama, United States. Skipperville is located on Alabama State Route 105, 8.8 miles (14.2 km) northeast of Ozark.^[2] Skipperville has a post office with ZIP code 36374, which opened on November 10, 1853.^[3][4] This community also consists of G.W. Long School, which has won a 2a state championship for baseball in many previous years. This school also has other sports teams with state wide victories.

Skipperville, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°33′28″N 85°32′44″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Dale
Elevation	459 ft (140 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	36374
Area code	334
GNIS feature ID	126940[1]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	85		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Skipperville was listed on the 1880 U.S. Census as an unincorporated community with a population of 85, but has not been listed on the census since.

Notable people

• Gerard Bruggink, Dutch pilot
• Julian Tharpe, Hall of Fame pedal steel guitar player was born into a musical family in Skipperville in 1937. Tharpe expanded use of pedal steel to music genres besides Country.^[6]