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Cottondale ZIP code, Alabama

The ZIP code for Cottondale, AL is 35453, and its area codes are 205 and 659.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,632
Area codes
205, 659
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Cottondale itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Tuscaloosa (7.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Cottondale uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Cottondale in numbers

About 2,632 people live in Cottondale, in 1,255 households. The median household income is $44,877 a year, 30% below the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $139,200 (34% below the Alabama median), and median gross rent is $935 a month. The median age is 45.1; 14.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (28.4% across Alabama); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population2,632Cottondale2,632
Households1,255Cottondale1,255
Median age45.1Cottondale45.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$44,877Cottondale$44,877Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$139,200Cottondale$139,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$935Cottondale$935Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%Cottondale14.9%Alabama28.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.2 minCottondale23.2 minAlabama25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density764 / sq miCottondale764 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Cottondale CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Cottondale

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Cottondale
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35453 Cottondale , AL Standard 12,620 $68,533 $209,900

Other ZIP codes overlapping Cottondale

These ZIP codes cover part of Cottondale but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Cottondale
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35404 Tuscaloosa , AL Standard 22,445 $48,932 $197,500

Map of Cottondale ZIP codes

35453

The ZIP codes of Cottondale, AL, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Cottondale

The nearest larger towns are Holt (3,629 people, 3.0 mi), Tuscaloosa (111,038 people, 5.1 mi) and Brookwood (2,706 people, 7.8 mi).

Towns near Cottondale
TownPopulationDistance
Holt 3,629 3.0 mi
Tuscaloosa 111,038 5.1 mi
Coaling 2,573 6.3 mi
Brookwood 2,706 7.8 mi
Northport 31,218 9.3 mi
Moundville 3,754 16.9 mi
Lake View 4,063 19.7 mi
Brent 4,010 23.7 mi
Centreville 2,741 24.7 mi
McCalla 13,253 25.9 mi
Hueytown 16,414 29.4 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Tuscaloosa County · Alabama ZIP codes

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