Fairhope, Alabama

Fairhope, Alabama
Downtown Fairhope
Motto: 
"You've arrived"
Location in Baldwin County, Alabama
Coordinates: 30°29′30″N 87°52′40″W / 30.49167°N 87.87778°W / 30.49167; -87.87778
Country United States
State Alabama
CountyBaldwin
FoundedNovember 15, 1894
IncorporatedApril 25, 1908
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
Area
 • City
14.53 sq mi (37.64 km2)
 • Land14.47 sq mi (37.49 km2)
 • Water0.054 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
115 ft (35 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
22,477
 • Estimate 
(2022)
23,859
 • Density1,552.8/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%
GNIS feature ID2403590
Websitefairhopeal.gov
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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. Fairhope is a principal city of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolitan area, which includes all of Baldwin County.