Zip lookup · AL

35988
Sylvania, Alabama.

Sylvania, De Kalb County, AL · Fort Payne, AL metro · population 2,368

What it costs per month · 35988 $1,055/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$585 (+125%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $9,067 +5%
$192,000$201,067 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $36,343 +22%
$164,725$201,067 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 35988 $1,055 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 35988$1,055
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 17 years.

Typical home values in zip 35988 rose 4.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Sylvania, AL — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $201,067 as of Sep 2026
+4.7%year on year

Typical home value — 35988

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 35988 $201,067 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 35988$201,067
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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4.4 35986 Rainsville 8,207 — $230,834
5.6 35968 Fort Payne 4,763 — $229,627
7.0 35978 Henagar 5,580 — $206,039
7.1 35744 Dutton 2,574 — $188,289
9.4 35765 Pisgah 4,175 — $181,367
10.2 35989 Valley Head 3,330 — $237,482
11.0 35971 Fyffe 4,452 — $207,777
11.4 35771 Section 3,414 — $191,364
12.6 35967 Fort Payne 16,957 — $198,708
13.5 35984 Mentone 1,424 — $312,531
14.5 35981 Ider 2,052 — $202,754
15.8 35963 Dawson 1,398 — $203,543
16.1 35752 Hollywood 2,524 — $178,915
16.9 35769 Scottsboro 9,908 — $272,743
17.3 35975 Groveoak 1,649 — $231,453
17.6 35966 Flat Rock 3,543 — $194,511
18.1 35974 Geraldine 1,518 — $196,907
18.3 30731 Menlo 2,479 — $266,305
18.9 35755 Langston 466 — $276,973
19.8 35961 Collinsville 5,879 — $201,012

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.