Mentone, Alabama | |
|---|---|
 Post office in Mentone | |
 Location of Mentone in DeKalb County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 34°34′20″N 85°34′49″W / 34.57222°N 85.58028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | DeKalb |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Rob Hammond |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.30 sq mi (11.13 km2) |
| • Land | 4.29 sq mi (11.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,686 ft (514 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 319 |
| • Density | 74.38/sq mi (28.72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 35984 |
| Area code | 256 |
| FIPS code | 01-48064 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2406147[2] |
Mentone is a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. It is located atop Lookout Mountain.
A number of private summer camps are located near Mentone.[3] For a number of years, Mentone has hosted an unusually large number of summer camps.[4] Mentone attracts many visitors and tourists annually, partly due to the summer camps.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mentone, Alabama
- ^ Hull, William F. (2009). Lookout Mountain. Arcadia Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7385-6644-3.
- ^ Mentone, Alabama : a history, by Zora Shay Strayhorn. 1986