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Powell ZIP codes, Alabama

No ZIP code is named for Powell, AL; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 3 ZIP codes cover it: 35986, 35971 and 35771. Its area codes are 256 and 938.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
912
Area codes
256, 938
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Powell itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Rainsville (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Powell in numbers

About 912 people live in Powell, in 276 households. The median household income is $61,786 a year, 3% below the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,400 (45% below the Alabama median), and median gross rent is $931 a month. The median age is 36.9; 8.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (28.4% across Alabama); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population912Powell912
Households276Powell276
Median age36.9Powell36.9Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$61,786Powell$61,786Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$116,400Powell$116,400Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$931Powell$931Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%Powell8.4%Alabama28.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute21.9 minPowell21.9 minAlabama25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density190 / sq miPowell190 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Powell town. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Powell

These ZIP codes cover part of Powell but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Powell
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35771 Section , AL Standard 3,414 $51,875 $134,900
35971 Fyffe , AL Standard 4,452 $58,528 $143,100
35986 Rainsville , AL Standard 8,207 $68,056 $221,600

Map of Powell ZIP codes

357713597135986

The ZIP codes of Powell, AL, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Powell

The nearest larger towns are Rainsville (5,702 people, 4.4 mi), Sylvania (1,925 people, 5.7 mi) and Fyffe (1,190 people, 5.8 mi).

Towns near Powell
TownPopulationDistance
Rainsville 5,702 4.4 mi
Scottsboro 15,712 11.5 mi
Henagar 2,501 11.7 mi
Fort Payne 14,927 12.9 mi
Guntersville 8,916 23.2 mi
Albertville 22,813 25.8 mi
Boaz 10,814 27.3 mi
Centre 3,700 29.2 mi
New Hope 2,911 29.3 mi

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