Panola, Sumter County, Alabama

Panola, Alabama
Panola, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°57′02″N 88°16′08″W / 32.95056°N 88.26889°W / 32.95056; -88.26889
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountySumter
Area
  Total
0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)
  Land0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
180 ft (50 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
71
  Density98.89/sq mi (38.20/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35477
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID124400

Panola is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 144. Panola is 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Geiger. Panola has a post office with ZIP code 35477. The community's name comes from the Choctaw word ponola, which means "cotton".