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Muscle Shoals ZIP codes, Alabama

Muscle Shoals, AL has 2 ZIP codes (35661 and 35662) and area codes 256 and 938. The largest is 35661.

USPS city name
2 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
16,951
Area codes
256, 938
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Muscle Shoals itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Leighton (6.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Muscle Shoals uses the ZIP codes above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Muscle Shoals in numbers

About 16,951 people live in Muscle Shoals, in 6,934 households, the 40th-largest of Alabama's 591 census places. The median household income is $75,894 a year, 19% above the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $199,700 (5% below the Alabama median), and median gross rent is $1,029 a month. The median age is 38.0; 24.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (28.4% across Alabama); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population16,951Muscle Shoals16,951
Households6,934Muscle Shoals6,934
Median age38.0Muscle Shoals38.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$75,894Muscle Shoals$75,894Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$199,700Muscle Shoals$199,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,029Muscle Shoals$1,029Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%Muscle Shoals24.0%Alabama28.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute21.7 minMuscle Shoals21.7 minAlabama25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,005 / sq miMuscle Shoals1,005 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Muscle Shoals

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Muscle Shoals
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35661 Muscle Shoals , AL Standard 19,169 $74,310 $191,800
35662 Muscle Shoals , AL No street area — — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Muscle Shoals

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

ZIP codes overlapping Muscle Shoals
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
35646 Leighton , AL Standard 4,568 $71,217 $142,900
35674 Tuscumbia , AL Standard 20,176 $64,706 $183,100

Map of Muscle Shoals ZIP codes

3566135662

The ZIP codes of Muscle Shoals, 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 Muscle Shoals

The nearest larger towns are Florence (41,701 people, 6.2 mi), Decatur (57,361 people, 38 mi) and Athens (29,002 people, 39 mi).

Towns near Muscle Shoals
TownPopulationDistance
Sheffield 9,340 3.7 mi
Tuscumbia 9,115 4.2 mi
Florence 41,701 6.2 mi
Underwood-Petersville 3,100 9.9 mi
Russellville 10,799 17.2 mi
Moulton 3,401 26.6 mi

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