Fairhope, Alabama
city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
Fairhope is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama. It is on a sloping plateau, along the cliffs and shoreline of Mobile Bay. As of the 2020 census, 22,477 people lived there.[2]
Fairhope, Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Motto: "You've arrived" | |
 Location in Baldwin County, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 30°31′35″N 87°53′44″W / 30.52639°N 87.89556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Baldwin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.53 sq mi (37.64 km2) |
| • Land | 14.47 sq mi (37.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 122 ft (37 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 22,477 |
| • Density | 1,553/sq mi (599.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 36532–36533 |
| Area code | 251 |
| FIPS code | 01-25240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0118120 |
| Website | Official website  |
Notable residents
change- Upton Sinclair (winter visitor), author (The Jungle)
- Winston Groom, author (Forrest Gump)
- Fannie Flagg, author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, actress in the movie Grease and The New Dick Van Dyke Show
- Dean Mosher, well known historical painter
References
change- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "QuickFacts: Fairhope city, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
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