LaFayette, Alabama

LaFayette
The Chambers County Courthouse Square in LaFayette.
Location of La Fayette in Chambers County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 32°53′54″N 85°24′2″W / 32.89833°N 85.40056°W / 32.89833; -85.40056
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyChambers
IncorporatedJanuary 7, 1835
Named afterMarquis de Lafayette
Government
  MayorKenneth Vines
Area
  Total
8.88 sq mi (23.01 km2)
  Land8.86 sq mi (22.94 km2)
  Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
843 ft (257 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,684
  Density303.04/sq mi (117.00/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36862
Area code334
FIPS code01-40672
GNIS feature ID0164071
Websitecityoflafayetteal.com

LaFayette (/ləˈfɛt, -ˈf-/ lə-FAY-et, -FY-, /ˈlʌfɛt/ LUF-ay-et) is the county seat of Chambers County, Alabama, United States, 47 miles (76 km) northwest of Columbus, Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 3,003.