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Fairhope, Alabama
City
Motto: "You've arrived"
Location in Baldwin County, Alabama
Coordinates: 30°31′35″N 87°53′44″W / 30.52639°N 87.89556°W / 30.52639; -87.89556
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Baldwin
Area ^[1]
• Total	14.53 sq mi (37.64 km²)
• Land	14.47 sq mi (37.49 km²)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.14 km²)
Elevation	122 ft (37 m)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	22,477
• Density	1,553/sq mi (599.5/km²)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code	36532–36533
Area code	251
FIPS code	01-25240
GNIS feature ID	0118120
Website	Official website

Fairhope is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama. It is on a sloping plateau, along the cliffs and shoreline of Mobile Bay. As of the 2020 census, 22,477 people lived there.^[2]

Notable residents

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Upton Sinclair (winter visitor), author (The Jungle)
Winston Groom, author (Forrest Gump)
Fannie Flagg, author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, actress in the movie Grease and The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Dean Mosher, well known historical painter

References

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↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "QuickFacts: Fairhope city, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 21, 2023.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Baldwin County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Bay Minette
Cities	Bay Minette Daphne Fairhope Foley Gulf Shores Orange Beach Robertsdale Spanish Fort	Map of Alabama highlighting Baldwin County
Towns	Elberta Loxley Magnolia Springs Perdido Beach Silverhill Summerdale
CDPs	Bon Secour Lillian Perdido Point Clear Stapleton Stockton
Other unincorporated communities	Barnwell Battles Wharf Belforest Blacksher Bromley Carpenter's Station Clay City Crossroads Elsanor Fort Morgan Gasque Gateswood Hurricane Josephine Latham Little River Malbis Marlow Miflin Montrose Oak Ono Island Oyster Bay Pine Grove Rabun Seacliff Seminole Swift Tensaw Yelling Settlement
Ghost town	Blakeley

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