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Geraldine, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Geraldine, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,589. 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 GERALDINE-AL · Geraldine, AL 1 ZIPs · 1,589 pop · #21070/25278 · DeKalb County

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

  • INC-MID $52,054
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21070/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Higdon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,589
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $155,900

Nearest income peer: Higdon, AL ( $221 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 Geraldine

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Geraldine 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, Geraldine, AL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,589
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,054
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 1 ZIP ($52,054 average) · poverty 18.3%. The primary code (35974) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Geraldine as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Waterloo is the closest lower-income city and Eight Mile the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Geraldine.

Population concentration

Geraldine's single ZIP 35974 carries the town

Geraldine is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 35974 is the entire residential footprint (1,589 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Geraldine's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 36 establishments, 384 employees , annual payroll $16,583k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35974 (36 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (12) · also Accommodation and food services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Geraldine, AL

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

Geraldine lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing DeKalb County: Crossville, Rainsville and Henagar earn more and Fort Payne, Valley Head and Ider earn less. Rainsville marks the far end of that range at $68,056, 31% above Geraldine.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35974 1,589 $52,054 36 47
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Geraldine 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 Geraldine, .