Glen Allen is a town in Fayette County, Alabama, home to about 372 people across 6.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 35559, and parts of 35554 and 35594 are in Glen Allen too.
Homes sold for a median of $124 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Glen Allen
Part is in Glen Allen, part in Eldridge
Mostly Winfield; part is in Glen Allen
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Glen Allen. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)62 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL)57 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Memphis, TN151 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Dallas, TX526 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Glen Allen; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Glen Allen had 433 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 449th largest of 591 towns in Alabama by population.
Fayette County grew from 14,132 residents in 1900 to 16,321 in 2020.
Fayette County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 64.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 1 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Winfield 2 Sw, AL weather station (6 miles away).
3,269 jobs at 277 businesses in Fayette County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Winfield, Eldridge and Gu-Win.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.