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35016

ZIP 35016 is Arab, Alabama, mostly in Marshall County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marshall +3 more
Metro area
Albertville, AL
Population
17,158
Coordinates
34.3249, -86.5043
☼ Live from 35016 — Arab, AL

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Where 35016 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35016
  • 🔢 Type 35016 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,016 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1459. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100011001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35015 (Alton, AL, 52 mi away) and 35019 (Baileyton, AL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35016 becomes 61053 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mount Carroll, IL, 571 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01536, 01653, 03561, 05361, 06153, 06351, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03561 in Littleton, NH, 1,044 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯766 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35016 and you would come out at 34.32°S, 93.50°E — 1,302 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 79.0 square miles of land, 35016 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,158This ZIP17,158
Households6,773This ZIP6,773
Housing units7,335This ZIP7,335
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$63,685This ZIP$63,685Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$208,800This ZIP$208,800Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$753This ZIP$753Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density217.3 / sq miThis ZIP217.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments347This ZIP347
Employees3,761This ZIP3,761
Annual payroll$141,420,000This ZIP$141,420,000
Tax returns filed7,590This ZIP7,590
Total adjusted gross income$487,127,000This ZIP$487,127,000

Land area

Land area78.97 sq miThis ZIP78.97 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Counties 35016 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Marshall County 68.7%
Cullman County 21.2%
Blount County 5.6%
Morgan County 4.5%

Other place names in 35016

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ZIP codes near 35016

ZIPCityDistance
35087 Joppa, AL 4.7 mi
35019 Baileyton, AL 7.6 mi
35175 Union Grove, AL 7.7 mi
35083 Holly Pond, AL 9.8 mi
35976 Guntersville, AL 10.5 mi
35980 Horton, AL 12.4 mi
35621 Eva, AL 12.7 mi
35058 Cullman, AL 14.3 mi
35754 Laceys Spring, AL 14.6 mi
35964 Douglas, AL 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35016?

35016 is in Arab, Alabama, in Marshall County, part of the Albertville, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3249, -86.5043.

What county is 35016 in?

35016 spans 4 counties: Marshall County, Cullman County, Blount County and Morgan County. Most of it falls in Marshall 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 35016?

Arab uses area codes 256 and 938, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 35016 in?

35016 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35016?

About 17,158 people live in ZIP code 35016, in 6,773 households, at 217.3 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 35016?

$63,685 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35016?

The closest are 35087 (4.7 mi), 35019 (7.6 mi), 35175 (7.7 mi), 35083 (9.8 mi) and 35976 (10.5 mi).

Is 35016 a PO Box ZIP code?

35016 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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