PlainZIP

Dawson, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dawson, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,704. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DAWSON-AL · Dawson, AL 1 ZIPs · 1,704 pop · #17891/25278 · DeKalb County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $59,926
  • RANK-LOWER #17891/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Crossville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,704
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $82,600

Nearest income peer: Crossville, AL (+ $466 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Dawson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dawson on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dawson, AL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,704
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,926
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,926 and poverty 31.7% concentrate in 35963.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dawson as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Attalla is the closest lower-income city and Franklin the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dawson.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 35963, is all of Dawson

There is no split to weigh here: 35963 holds every one of Dawson's 1,704 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Dawson

Citywide ZBP: 10 establishments, 20 employees , annual payroll $596k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35963 (10 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) · also Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Dawson, AL

These ZIP codes sit in DeKalb County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dawson. See the DeKalb County roll-up →

Dawson sits in the upper half of DeKalb County on income: Fort Payne, Henagar and Valley Head report less, while Rainsville reports more. Valley Head marks the far end of that range at $43,580, 27% below Dawson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35963 1,704 $59,926 10 24
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Dawson roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Dawson, .