Fairhope, Alabama

Fairhope
Downtown Fairhope
Downtown Fairhope
Flag of Fairhope
Official seal of Fairhope
Motto: 
"You've arrived"
Location in Baldwin County, Alabama
Location in Baldwin County, Alabama
Coordinates: 30°31′35″N 87°53′44″W / 30.52639°N 87.89556°W / 30.52639; -87.89556
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBaldwin
FoundedNovember 15, 1894
IncorporatedApril 25, 1908[1]
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorSherry Sullivan
 • Council membersJack Burrell
Corey Martin
Jimmy Conyers
Robert Brown
Kevin Boone
Area
 • City14.53 sq mi (37.64 km2)
 • Land14.47 sq mi (37.49 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation121 ft (37 m)
Population
 • City22,477
 • Estimate 
(2022)[5]
23,859
 • Density1,552.82/sq mi (599.53/km2)
 • Urban
76,807
 • Metro
246,435 (US: 194th)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
36532-36533
Area code251
Sales tax9.0%[6]
GNIS feature ID0118120[3]
Websitefairhopeal.gov

Fairhope is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States, located on the eastern shoreline of Mobile Bay. The population was 22,477 at the 2020 census.[4] Fairhope is a principal city of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolitan area, which includes all of Baldwin County.

  1. ^ "Municipalities of Alabama Incorporation Dates" (PDF). Alabama League of Municipalities. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fairhope, Alabama
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Fairhope (AL) sales tax rate". Retrieved December 30, 2023.