Fort Payne, Alabama

Fort Payne, Alabama
City
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 / 34.45361; -85.70639
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	DeKalb
Area [1]
• 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 [2]	1,079 ft (329 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• 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.fortpayne.org

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]

1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Payne, Alabama
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "QuickFacts: Fort Payne city, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey: Fort Payne, Alabama Earthquake of 29 April 2003