Welcome to Powell ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Powell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Powell has a population of 908 people<2> (see below for details).

Powell is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Telephone area codes for Powell: (256) & (938)<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Powell had an population of 908 people. This is a decrease of 4.92% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Powell had a population of 955 people. This makes Powell the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Powell represents 0.02% of the population of Alabama (which has 4,779,736 people), making it the state's 263rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 955 people, the population of Powell increased 3.13% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 926 people).

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

Communities Also Named Powell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Powell: This one is located in DeKalb County and the other is located in Lauderdale County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 43 communities that are also named Powell - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas (3), Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Powell ...

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

• Scottsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsboro
  • Scottsboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsboro <5>
• Fort Payne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Payne
  • Fort Payne is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Payne <5>
• Rainsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Henagar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henagar
  • Henagar is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henagar <5>
• Collinsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <5>
• Sylvania
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <5>
• Fyffe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
  • Fyffe is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fyffe <5>
• Hollywood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood <5>
• Geraldine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
  • Geraldine is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine <5>

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 Powell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Powell. 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 Powell.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powell ...

Looking for more information about Powell? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Powell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Powell.

Adding Powell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Powell 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 Powell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Powell post office opened in 1898.

We also found Powell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Powell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Powell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcountyal.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/