Vinegar Bend, Alabama

Vinegar Bend, Alabama
1920 scene near Vinegar Bend
Location of Vinegar Bend in Washington County, Alabama.
Vinegar Bend, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°15′50″N 88°20′41″W / 31.26389°N 88.34472°W / 31.26389; -88.34472
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyWashington
Area
  Total
9.47 sq mi (24.54 km2)
  Land9.45 sq mi (24.48 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
161 ft (49 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
178
  Density18.83/sq mi (7.27/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36584
Area code251
GNIS feature ID153854

Vinegar Bend is an unincorporated census-designated place in Washington County, Alabama, United States. Vinegar Bend is 15 miles (24 km) south-southwest of Chatom. As of the 2010 census, its population was 192. Vinegar Bend had a post office with ZIP code 36584 until it was closed July 1, 2010. When the bridge on the "main" road into Vinegar Bend was closed for repairs, the USPS closed the post office for good.