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35020

ZIP 35020 is in Bessemer, Alabama, in Jefferson County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time. Bessemer has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 35021, 35022 and 35023.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
24,892
Coordinates
33.4048, -86.9540
☼ Live from 35020 — Bessemer, AL

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Where 35020 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35020
  • 🔢 Type 35020 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,020 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 17 × 103. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100011001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35019 (Baileyton, AL, 65 mi away) and 35021 (Bessemer, AL, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35020 becomes 02053 — and that is a real ZIP code: Medway, MA, 1,039 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02035, 02053, 02305, 02350, 03052, 05032, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03052 in Litchfield, NH, 1,062 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯782 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35020 and you would come out at 33.40°S, 93.05°E — 1,328 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 16.6 square miles of land, 35020 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,892This ZIP24,892
Households10,211This ZIP10,211
Housing units12,291This ZIP12,291
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$35,362This ZIP$35,362Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$91,200This ZIP$91,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$904This ZIP$904Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%This ZIP10.2%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density1,503.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,503.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments440This ZIP440
Employees5,904This ZIP5,904
Annual payroll$310,021,000This ZIP$310,021,000
Tax returns filed8,650This ZIP8,650
Total adjusted gross income$284,201,000This ZIP$284,201,000

Land area

Land area16.56 sq miThis ZIP16.56 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 35020

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ZIP codes near 35020

ZIPCityDistance
35288 Birmingham, AL 3.2 mi
35228 Birmingham, AL 4.0 mi
35221 Birmingham, AL 4.4 mi
35142 Shannon, AL 4.6 mi
35061 Dolomite, AL 4.9 mi
35022 Bessemer, AL 5.1 mi
35064 Fairfield, AL 5.2 mi
35211 Birmingham, AL 6.1 mi
35127 Pleasant Grove, AL 6.1 mi
35266 Birmingham, AL 6.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35020?

35020 is in Bessemer, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4048, -86.9540.

What county is 35020 in?

35020 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 35020?

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

What time zone is 35020 in?

35020 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35020?

About 24,892 people live in ZIP code 35020, in 10,211 households, at 1,503.4 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 35020?

$35,362 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35020?

The closest are 35288 (3.2 mi), 35228 (4 mi), 35221 (4.4 mi), 35142 (4.6 mi) and 35061 (4.9 mi).

Is 35020 a PO Box ZIP code?

35020 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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