The
Auburn Metropolitan Area—officially the
Auburn-Opelika, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area—is a
metro area in east-central
Alabama with a 2009 population of 135,883. It was the 19th fastest growing metro area in the United States between 1990 and 2000. The Auburn Metro area consists of
Lee County, and includes the cities of
Auburn (population 57,833),
Opelika (population 27,443), and the northernmost portion of
Phenix City (population 31,100).