| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 256 / 938 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:20 PM |
| Population: | 25,608 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 01079 |
| CBSA: | Decatur, AL |
| Land Area: | 569 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 26 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 34.5659, -87.3447 |
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25,608 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 569 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 26,727 to 25,608 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.2% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 35651 (Mount Hope, $79,310 median) and poorest ZIP 35618 (Courtland, $50,750) are 19.9 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $104,000 in 35618 (Courtland) to $185,900 in 35650 (Moulton).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 20 people/sq mi in 35651 (Mount Hope) to 64 in 35650 (Moulton).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.3% bachelor's+ in 35643 (Hillsboro) to 35.2% in 35651 (Mount Hope) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Alabama, this is the #39 most populous of 68 counties and ranks #17 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,612 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,902 of 17,938 reporting).
5 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.