PlainZIP

Fort Payne, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fort Payne, AL: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 21,205. 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 FORT-PAYNE-AL · Fort Payne, AL 2 ZIPs · 21,205 pop · #23031/25278 · DeKalb County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $45,295
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23031/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ider
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,205
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 35968→35967
  • HOME-LOW $139,850

Nearest income peer: Ider, AL (+ $261 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 Fort Payne

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fort Payne 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, Fort Payne, AL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

9th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,205
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$45,295
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.

Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($45,295 average) · poverty 27.9%. The primary code (35967) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fort Payne as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Reform is the closest lower-income city and Anniston the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 4 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fort Payne.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Fort Payne differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Fort Payne: $43,539 in ZIP 35968 to $47,051 in 35967. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

35968 to 35967

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

35968 to 35967

Poverty-rate spread
1.5 points

35968 to 35967

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

ZIP 35967 swallows Fort Payne's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 35967 still holds about 78% of Fort Payne's 21,205 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Fort Payne

Citywide ZBP: 586 establishments, 12,300 employees , annual payroll $708,925k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35967 (434 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (120) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Fort Payne, AL

These ZIP codes sit in DeKalb County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Fort Payne. See the DeKalb County roll-up →

Fort Payne sits in the lower half of DeKalb County on income: Crossville, Rainsville and Henagar report more, Valley Head and Mentone report less. Rainsville marks the far end of that range at $68,056, 50% above Fort Payne.

Side-by-side: Compare 35967 vs 35968 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35967 16,630 $47,051 434 51
35968 4,575 $43,539 152 33
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Fort Payne 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 Fort Payne, .