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Sylvania ZIP code, Alabama

The ZIP code for Sylvania, AL is 35988, and its area codes are 256 and 938.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
1,925
Area codes
256, 938
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Sylvania itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Rainsville (4.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Sylvania uses the ZIP code above. 3 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Sylvania in numbers

About 1,925 people live in Sylvania, in 693 households. The median household income is $56,161 a year, 12% below the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $161,500 (23% below the Alabama median), and median gross rent is $692 a month. The median age is 34.3; 22.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (28.4% across Alabama); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population1,925Sylvania1,925
Households693Sylvania693
Median age34.3Sylvania34.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$56,161Sylvania$56,161Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$161,500Sylvania$161,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$692Sylvania$692Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%Sylvania22.3%Alabama28.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute28.0 minSylvania28.0 minAlabama25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density226 / sq miSylvania226 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Sylvania

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Sylvania
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35988 Sylvania , AL Standard 2,368 $53,684 $158,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping Sylvania

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

ZIP codes overlapping Sylvania
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35968 Fort Payne , AL Standard 4,763 $43,539 $122,400
35978 Henagar , AL Standard 5,580 $55,509 $137,100
35986 Rainsville , AL Standard 8,207 $68,056 $221,600

Map of Sylvania ZIP codes

35988

The ZIP codes of Sylvania, 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 Sylvania

The nearest larger towns are Rainsville (5,702 people, 5.0 mi), Henagar (2,501 people, 6.3 mi) and Fort Payne (14,927 people, 9.8 mi).

Towns near Sylvania
TownPopulationDistance
Rainsville 5,702 5.0 mi
Henagar 2,501 6.3 mi
Fort Payne 14,927 9.8 mi
Scottsboro 15,712 15.0 mi
Summerville, GA 4,408 26.6 mi
Guntersville 8,916 28.8 mi
Centre 3,700 29.3 mi

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