Smiths Station is a city in Lee County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area. At the time of the 2000 census, it was still a census-designated place, and its population was 6,756. The area that incorporated as Smiths Station in 2001 was much smaller than the CDP, and contained a population of 4,926 by the 2010 census. Smiths Station, known to locals as "Smiths", is a bedroom community of Columbus, Georgia, and Phenix City, Alabama.