About Fruitdale
Set in the southwestern part of Alabama, Fruitdale is a small unincorporated community.
Fruitdale holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.47 square miles.
📰 Fruitdale News Today
- Fruitdale Football Schedule MaxPreps · Aug 8
- Kinley Turner - Fruitdale Pirates Girls Basketball (Fruitdale, AL) Sports Illustrated · Aug 12
- ‘Forever SidStrong’: Fruitdale’s teenage ‘warrior’ Sid Hobbs dies after 7 cancer battles AL.com · Nov 18
- Marjorie "Margie" Busby Obituary (2026) - Fruitdale, AL - Freeman Funeral Home - Waynesboro Legacy obituary · Jul 25
- Rebecca Rushing Obituary - Saraland, AL Dignity Memorial · Mar 5
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Fruitdale Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southwestern Alabama, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Alabama — one of 594 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fruitdale
- Kurtz State Forest reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Fruitdale
- Fruitdale High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateAlabama
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area4.47 sq mi
Coordinates31.3498, -88.4109