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Welcome to Fyffe ...

The town of Fyffe is located in DeKalb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fyffe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fyffe has a population of 1,080 people<2> (see below for details).

Fyffe is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Fyffe (for example, toward Menlo (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Fyffe: 256 & 938<4>

The ZIP code for Fyffe: 35971<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fyffe had an population of 1,080 people. This is an increase of 6.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fyffe had a population of 1,018 people. This makes Fyffe the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Fyffe represents 0.02% of the total population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 254th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,018 people, the population of Fyffe increased 4.84% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 971 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fyffe.

Communities Also Named Fyffe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fyffe - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fyffe.

Communities near Fyffe ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fyffe.

  • Scottsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Payne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rainsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
    • Rainsville is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <6>
  • Henagar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Collinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sylvania
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
  • Crossville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollywood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Powell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Powell is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Geraldine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fyffe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fyffe.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fyffe. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fyffe.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fyffe. See our Newspapers Page for Fyffe.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fyffe ...

Looking for more information about Fyffe? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fyffe, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fyffe.

Adding Fyffe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fyffe in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fyffe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Fyffe post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fyffe.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fyffe.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fyffe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Fyffe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Fyffe area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Fyffe). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fyffe or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/