First State Bank | Gault Avenue South

About First State Bank | Gault Avenue South in Fort Payne

First State Bank has deep roots in DeKalb County, serving the Fort Payne community for generations in a city that built its identity on the sock-manufacturing industry — once producing more socks than anywhere else on earth. This Gault Avenue South branch sits along one of Fort Payne's main commercial corridors, a stretch that reflects the everyday working character of the town: practical, unpretentious, and locally oriented. That spirit aligns well with First State Bank's reputation as a community-focused institution that understands the financial realities of small-business owners, families, and longtime residents rather than operating as a distant corporate entity. Fort Payne is also the hometown of country music group Alabama, a fact that speaks to the area's strong sense of regional pride and self-reliance — values that community banking was built on.