What is the geography of Opelika, Alabama?
Opelika is located in north-central Lee County, Alabama, and is bordered by Auburn, Alabama to the northwest, southwest, and west. Opelika lies in the southern reaches of the Piedmont (United States)Piedmont Plateau, and straddles the divide between the Tallapoosa RiverTallapoosa and the Chattahoochee RiverChattahoochee river watersheds. Opelika has an elevation of 812 feet. Opelika is located at (32.647183, -85.389404). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 138.4 km sq (53.4 square miles). 136.7 km sq (52.8 mi sq) of it is land and 1.7 km sq (0.7 mi sq) of it (1.24%) is water.