| ZIP Codes: | 14 ZIP Codes (14 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 256 / 938 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:19 PM |
| Population: | 68,243 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01049 |
| CBSA: | Fort Payne, AL |
| Land Area: | 783 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.4780, -85.8169 |
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68,243 residents live across 14 ZIPs covering 783 sq mi, served by 13 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 68,416 to 68,243 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.3% change. 7 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 35986 (Rainsville, $68,056 median) and poorest ZIP 35968 (Fort Payne, $43,539) are 4.8 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $82,600 in 35963 (Dawson) to $221,600 in 35986 (Rainsville).
Density varies 10× across the county — from 21 people/sq mi in 35984 (Mentone) to 212 in 35988 (Sylvania).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.3% bachelor's+ in 35961 (Collinsville) to 27.8% in 35984 (Mentone) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #20 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #44 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $52,754 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,050 of 46,967 reporting).
14 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35967 | Fort Payne | Standard | 16,957 | $47,051 | 125.5 | 2.5% |
| 35962 | Crossville | Standard | 8,666 | $60,392 | 70.4 | -5.7% |
| 35986 | Rainsville | Standard | 8,207 | $68,056 | 41.9 | 13.9% |
| 35961 | Collinsville | Standard | 5,879 | $46,224 | 117.2 | -9.0% |
| 35978 | Henagar | Standard | 5,580 | $55,509 | 67.7 | -1.4% |
| 35968 | Fort Payne | Standard | 4,763 | $43,539 | 67.5 | 25.2% |
| 35971 | Fyffe | Standard | 4,452 | $58,528 | 56.3 | -16.7% |
| 35989 | Valley Head | Standard | 3,330 | $43,580 | 56.2 | 5.4% |
| 35988 | Sylvania | Standard | 2,368 | $53,684 | 11.2 | 16.4% |
| 35981 | Ider | Standard | 2,052 | $45,556 | 25.6 | -27.8% |
| 35975 | Groveoak | Standard | 1,649 | $48,225 | 35.6 | 72.5% |
| 35974 | Geraldine | Standard | 1,518 | $52,054 | 13.2 | 5.6% |
| 35984 | Mentone | Standard | 1,424 | $44,135 | 66.7 | -26.8% |
| 35963 | Dawson | Standard | 1,398 | $59,926 | 28.4 | -23.9% |