| Official Name: | Ballplay, Alabama |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Alabama#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Ballplay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Etowah |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 61.48 |
| Area Land Km2: | 61.00 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.49 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 23.74 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 23.55 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.19 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1437 |
| Population Density Km2: | 23.56 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 61.02 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 594 |
| Coordinates: | 34.0586°N -85.8081°W |
| Area Codes: | 256 & 938 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 113428 |
Ballplay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 1,437 as of the 2020 census.
Ballplay was so named because Native Americans would play stickball at the site in order to resolve disputes between tribes.[2] A post office was established at Ballplay in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[3]