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35006

ZIP 35006 is Adger, Alabama, mostly in Jefferson County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Upside down on a calculator, 35006 reads gOOSE.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson +2 more
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
3,894
Coordinates
33.4228, -87.2098
☼ Live from 35006 — Adger, AL

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Where 35006 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35006
  • 🔢 Type 35006 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOOSE — a real word! rare
  • ➕ As a number, 35,006 = 2 × 23 × 761. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100010111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35005 (Adamsville, AL, 18 mi away) and 35007 (Alabaster, AL, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35006 becomes 60053 — and that is a real ZIP code: Morton Grove, IL, 596 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00653, 03605, 05036, 05360, 05603, 06035, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00653 in Guanica, PR, 1,648 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯769 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35006 and you would come out at 33.42°S, 92.79°E — 1,343 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 104.0 square miles of land, 35006 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 79 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,894This ZIP3,894
Households1,383This ZIP1,383
Housing units1,738This ZIP1,738
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$68,982This ZIP$68,982Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$123,000This ZIP$123,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$713This ZIP$713Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%This ZIP7.8%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density37.4 / sq miThis ZIP37.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees550This ZIP550
Annual payroll$45,202,000This ZIP$45,202,000
Tax returns filed1,260This ZIP1,260
Total adjusted gross income$81,364,000This ZIP$81,364,000

Land area

Land area103.99 sq miThis ZIP103.99 sq mi
Water area3.51 sq miThis ZIP3.51 sq mi

Counties 35006 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 95.6%
Walker County 2.3%
Tuscaloosa County 2.1%

Other place names in 35006

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ZIP codes near 35006

ZIPCityDistance
35023 Bessemer, AL 7.7 mi
35440 Abernant, AL 7.8 mi
35468 Kellerman, AL 7.9 mi
35444 Brookwood, AL 8.1 mi
35111 Mc Calla, AL 12.0 mi
35118 Mulga, AL 12.4 mi
35490 Vance, AL 14.2 mi
35127 Pleasant Grove, AL 14.3 mi
35074 Green Pond, AL 14.7 mi
35020 Bessemer, AL 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35006?

35006 is in Adger, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4228, -87.2098.

What county is 35006 in?

35006 spans 3 counties: Jefferson County, Walker County and Tuscaloosa County. Most of it falls in Jefferson County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 35006?

Adger uses area codes 205 and 659, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 35006 in?

35006 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35006?

About 3,894 people live in ZIP code 35006, in 1,383 households, at 37.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 35006?

$68,982 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35006?

The closest are 35023 (7.7 mi), 35440 (7.8 mi), 35468 (7.9 mi), 35444 (8.1 mi) and 35111 (12 mi).

Is 35006 a PO Box ZIP code?

35006 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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