Gainestown, AL

Census ZIP code profile for Gainestown, AL — 1 ZIPs, total population 691. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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Gainestown, AL is covered by 1 USPS ZIP code serving a combined population of 691 according to Census ACS 5-Year Estimates. U.S. cities rarely map cleanly to a single ZIP — Gainestown splits its residents across 1 delivery areas, each with its own demographic and housing profile. The table below lists every ZIP by population, so you can see which neighborhoods carry the weight of the city total and which are smaller pockets of the same municipal boundary.

Aggregated across every ZIP in Gainestown, the median household income averages $29,609 and per-capita income averages $28,891. Poverty rate runs at 35.3% and unemployment at 21.3%. On housing, the average median home value is with median rent of per month, and 86.6% of occupied units are owner-occupied. These are arithmetic averages across the 1 ZIP — not population-weighted — so small ZIPs influence the headline numbers the same as large ones.

Use this city view to compare ZIPs inside Gainestown against each other rather than hunting for a single "city average." The Affordability Dashboard linked below combines these Census inputs with HUD Fair Market Rents, FBI crime data, and Department of Labor childcare costs into a graded scorecard for Gainestown as a whole, while individual ZIP pages show fine-grained household income, housing profile, education attainment, commute time, and nearby-ZIP benchmarks. Every field on this page is sourced directly from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates — no estimates, no proprietary scoring, no editorial adjustment.

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ZIP Codes

691

Population

$29,609

Median Income

Median Home Value

36.5

Median Age

How much do residents of Gainestown earn?

Median Household Income
$29,609
Per Capita Income
$28,891
Unemployment Rate
21.3%
Poverty Rate
35.3%

Who lives in Gainestown?

Bachelor's Degree+
16.5%
High School+
50.0%
Foreign Born
0.0%

ZIP Codes in Gainestown, AL

ZIP Code Population Density Timezone
36540 691 6 America/Chicago

Frequently Asked Questions

How many ZIP codes are in Gainestown, AL?
Gainestown, AL has 1 ZIP code with a combined population of 691, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the median household income in Gainestown?
The average median household income across Gainestown, AL ZIP codes is $29,609. The poverty rate is 35.3%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →

Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping) and Source: simplemaps.com (ZIP coordinates & timezones). Verify with HUD →

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