ZIP Code 35986

35986 is one of Alabama's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Rainsville, DeKalb County.

City: Rainsville
County: DeKalb County
State: Alabama
Prefix: 359xx

Where this code sits

35986 is part of the 359xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Rainsville.

Rainsville Alabama ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 35986 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 35986

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 35986.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 35968	4.5 mi	Fort Payne, AL
ZIP code 35988	5.1 mi	Sylvania, AL
ZIP code 35971	6.4 mi	Fyffe, AL
ZIP code 35744	8.1 mi	Dutton, AL
ZIP code 35967	8.7 mi	Fort Payne, AL
ZIP code 35771	9.0 mi	Section, AL
ZIP code 35978	11 mi	Henagar, AL
ZIP code 35963	11 mi	Dawson, AL

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 35986, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 35986. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.