| Official Name: | Panola, Alabama |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sumter |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.86 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.86 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.72 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.72 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 71 |
| Population Density Km2: | 38.20 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 98.89 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | −6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 180 |
| Coordinates: | 32.9506°N -88.2689°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 35477 |
| Area Code: | 205, 659 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 124400 |
Panola is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 144. Panola is 6miles north-northeast of Geiger. Panola has a post office with ZIP code 35477.[2] The community's name comes from the Choctaw word ponola, which means "cotton".[3]
| White alone (NH) | 3 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2 | 2.08% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2.82% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 141 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 65 | 97.92% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 91.55% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 4.23% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1 | 0.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.41% | |
| Total | 144 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 71 | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 71 people living in the CDP.
Sumter County School District operates public schools, including Sumter Central High School.
North Sumter Junior High School was previously in operation near, but not in, the Panola CDP.[6] [7] The Sumter County school board voted to close the school in 2018.[8]