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Time Zone: DeKalb County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Fort Payne is the Seat for DeKalb County.

DeKalb County was founded in 1836.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> DeKalb had a population of 71,513 people. This is an increase of 0.49% since the last Census (which gave a population of 71,163 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, DeKalb represented 1.49% of the total population of Alabama.

Below are some of the communities located in DeKalb County:

  • Collinsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Crossville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Payne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fyffe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fyffe is located in DeKalb County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
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  • Geraldine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hammondville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hammondville is located in DeKalb County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Henagar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Henagar is located in DeKalb County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
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  • Ider
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ider is located in DeKalb County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
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    • Lakeview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeview is located in DeKalb County (AL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Mentone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County (AL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Powell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Powell is located in DeKalb County (AL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
    • Rainsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shiloh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Shiloh is located in DeKalb County (AL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Sylvania
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Sylvania is located in DeKalb County (AL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
    • Valley Head
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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