Opelika (pronounced ||) is a city in and the
county seat of
Lee County in the east central part of the State of
Alabama. It is a principal city of the
Auburn-Opelika Metropolitan Area. According to the 2013 Census Estimate, the population of Opelika was 28,635. The
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA with a population of 150,933 which, along with the
Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area and
Macon County, Alabama, comprises the greater
Greater Columbus, Georgia, a region home to 501,649 residents.