Fort Payne, Alabama | |
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![]() Gault Avenue in downtown Fort Payne | |
Nickname: Official Sock Capital of the World | |
![]() Location of Fort Payne in DeKalb County, Alabama. | |
Coordinates: 34°27′13″N 85°42′23″W / 34.45361°N 85.70639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | DeKalb |
Area | |
• Total | 56.76 sq mi (147.01 km2) |
• Land | 56.41 sq mi (146.09 km2) |
• Water | 0.35 sq mi (0.92 km2) |
Elevation | 1,079 ft (329 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,877 |
• Density | 264/sq mi (102/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 35967-35968 |
Area code | 256 |
FIPS code | 01-27616 |
GNIS feature ID | 2403645[2] |
Website | www |
Fort Payne is a city in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 14,877.[3] The city is the county seat of DeKalb County. The city calls itself the "Official Sock Capital of the World."
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurred here in 2003.[4]