PlainZIP

Rainsville, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rainsville, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,744. 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 RAINSVILLE-AL · Rainsville, AL 1 ZIPs · 7,744 pop · #14053/25278 · DeKalb County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $68,056
  • RANK-MID #14053/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Crossville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,744
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $221,600

Nearest income peer: Crossville, AL ( $7,664 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 Rainsville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Rainsville 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, Rainsville, AL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

44th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,744
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,056
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 $68,056 and poverty 8.0% concentrate in 35986.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Alabama, Moulton is the closest lower-income city and Cullman the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rainsville.

Population concentration

Rainsville's single ZIP 35986 carries the town

Rainsville is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 35986 is the entire residential footprint (7,744 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 Rainsville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 185 establishments, 2,571 employees , annual payroll $110,537k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35986 (185 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (44) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Rainsville, AL

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

No other city sharing DeKalb County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Rainsville. Fort Payne, Crossville and Henagar sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Valley Head marks the far end of that range at $43,580, 36% below Rainsville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35986 7,744 $68,056 185 66
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Rainsville 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 Rainsville, .