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Higdon ZIP code, Alabama

The ZIP code for Higdon, AL is 35979, and its area codes are 256 and 938.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
1,103
Area codes
256, 938
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Higdon itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Flat Rock (5.7 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Higdon in numbers

About 1,103 people live in Higdon, in 410 households. The median household income is $51,833 a year, 19% below the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $137,000 (35% below the Alabama median).

Population1,103Higdon1,103
Households410Higdon410
Median household income$51,833Higdon$51,833Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$137,000Higdon$137,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Higdon. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Higdon

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Higdon
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35979 Higdon , AL Standard 1,103 $51,833 $137,000

Map of Higdon ZIP codes

35979

The ZIP codes of Higdon, 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 Higdon

The nearest larger towns are Trenton, GA (2,123 people, 6.6 mi), Bridgeport (2,246 people, 10 mi) and Stevenson (1,995 people, 12 mi).

Towns near Higdon
TownPopulationDistance
South Pittsburg, TN 3,013 13.9 mi
Henagar 2,501 15.3 mi
Jasper, TN 3,612 16.5 mi
Chattanooga Valley, GA 4,601 16.6 mi
Chickamauga, GA 3,014 18.7 mi
Fairview, GA 5,302 19.3 mi
LaFayette, GA 6,967 20.6 mi
Rossville, GA 3,978 20.9 mi
Fort Oglethorpe, GA 10,416 21.9 mi
Lakeview, GA 4,723 22.7 mi
East Ridge, TN 22,070 24.6 mi
Fort Payne 14,927 26.1 mi
Chattanooga, TN 185,783 26.3 mi
Rainsville 5,702 26.5 mi

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