Paint Rock, Alabama

Paint Rock, Alabama
Businesses along US-72 in Paint Rock
Location of Paint Rock in Jackson County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°39′37″N 86°19′41″W / 34.66028°N 86.32806°W / 34.66028; -86.32806
Country United States
State Alabama
CountyJackson
Area
 • Total
0.44 sq mi (1.15 km2)
 • Land0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2)
 • Water0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
610 ft (186 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
182
 • Density419.9/sq mi (162.12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35764
Area code256
FIPS code01-57696
GNIS feature ID0154485

Paint Rock is a town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States, along the Paint Rock River, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. It was incorporated in July 1894.

As of the 2020 census, Paint Rock had a population of 182. Out of 13 incorporated communities in Jackson County, it is the least populated. Its peak population was in 1910 when it had 534 people and was the 4th largest town in the county.

Paint Rock is the location where the Scottsboro Boys were arrested.