FruitdaleAL
Settled in 1894, this town now has 66 residents.
Is Fruitdale a good place to live?
47% of residents live below the poverty line in Fruitdale, against 16% in Alabama’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town among the 188 in Alabama we compare has a higher midpoint age than Fruitdale. Fruitdale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
66 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fruitdale: who provides what
Fruitdale is unincorporated, so Washington County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Fruitdale.
Very high risk in Fruitdale, with hurricanes at the top
Federal aid has come to Fruitdale households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2020. Compared with 87% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 33% come from hurricanes and 26% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Fruitdale’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Fruitdale High School, with 301 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitdale High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 301 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Four seasons and hot summers in Fruitdale
July afternoons reach 91° and January nights drop to 37°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fruitdale has 0.9 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Mobile (21%), Axis (5%) and Chatom (3%). Fruitdale had 54 jobs in 2023, up 37 from 2013. 3.2% of working residents work locally here. Half of commuters travel less than 47 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults in Fruitdale have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Alabama or U.S. town
A fifth of Fruitdale adults report frequent mental distress. Fruitdale: 43% of adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Fruitdale | Alabama towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 40% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 36% | 33% |
| What stands out | Fruitdale | AL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 19.8% | 17.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Fruitdale
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fruitdale; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Fruitdale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Alabama.
About Fruitdale
Census-designated place in Alabama, United States
Fruitdale is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Washington County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fruitdale had a population of 175. Fruitdale High School serves K-12 students in the area. In November 2022, the town was struck by an EF3 Tornado.
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- Area
- 4.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 246 ft
- ZIP code
- 36539
- Area code
- 251
Questions about Fruitdale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fruitdale, AL a good place to live?
Fruitdale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.