Sims Chapel

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Sims Chapel

Total population

145

Elevation85 m

Land area14.85 km²

Weather62°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates31.25°, -88.14°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sims Chapel is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Washington County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sims Chapel had a population of 145.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Sims Chapel, AL from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Nearby places in Alabama

• Gulfcrest
  18.8 mi away · pop. 142
• Rockville
  20.7 mi away · pop. 223
• Stockton
  23.4 mi away · pop. 557
• Perdido
  34.7 mi away · pop. 730
• Silas
  37.4 mi away · pop. 559
• Belle Fontaine
  52.5 mi away
• Putnam
  53.5 mi away · pop. 172
• Bayou La Batre
  58.6 mi away
• Vredenburgh
  62.7 mi away
• Perdido Beach
  72.5 mi away · pop. 555
• Linden
  75.6 mi away · pop. 1,961
• Andalusia
  98.4 mi away · pop. 8,805

Browse all places in Alabama →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 14 mi
• Wildfire Merit Creek, Greene, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-09-23 · 43 mi
• Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 61 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Golden Silk Spider

Trichonephila clavipes

Seen 2026-08-28

Spinybacked Orbweaver

Gasteracantha cancriformis

Seen 2026-08-28

Eastern Dobsonfly

Corydalus cornutus

Seen 2026-08-28

Sailfin Shiner

Pteronotropis hypselopterus

Seen 2026-08-27

Blackbanded Darter

Percina nigrofasciata

Seen 2026-08-27

Pale Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia alata

Seen 2026-08-19

Read's Pitcher Plant

Sarracenia × readei

Seen 2026-08-19

American holly

Ilex opaca

Seen 2026-08-19

American sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Seen 2026-08-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-25 21:00 UTC.