PlainZIP

Mentone, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mentone, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,889. 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 MENTONE-AL · Mentone, AL 1 ZIPs · 1,889 pop · #23239/25278 · DeKalb County

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

  • INC-LOW $44,135
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23239/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Valley Head
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,889
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $138,000

Nearest income peer: Valley Head, AL ( $555 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 Mentone

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mentone 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, Mentone, 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.

8th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,889
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,135
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 ($44,135 average) · poverty 16.4%. The primary code (35984) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mentone as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Hackleburg is the closest lower-income city and Red Level the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mentone.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 35984, is all of Mentone

There is no split to weigh here: 35984 holds every one of Mentone's 1,889 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 Mentone

Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 144 employees , annual payroll $7,150k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35984 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (10) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Mentone, AL

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing DeKalb County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Mentone, Fort Payne, Crossville and Rainsville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Rainsville marks the far end of that range at $68,056, 54% above Mentone.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35984 1,889 $44,135 24 11
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Mentone 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 Mentone, .