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35022

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson +1 more
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
23,126
Coordinates
33.3318, -86.9591
☼ Live from 35022 — Bessemer, AL

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Where 35022 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35022
  • 🔢 Type 35022 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,022 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 449. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100011001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35021 (Bessemer, AL, 15 mi away) and 35023 (Bessemer, AL, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35022 becomes 22053, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02325, 02532, 03225, 03252, 20235, 20523, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03225 in Center Barnstead, NH, 1,095 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯785 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35022 and you would come out at 33.33°S, 93.04°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 57m.
  • 📏 At 64.2 square miles of land, 35022 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,126This ZIP23,126
Households9,509This ZIP9,509
Housing units10,398This ZIP10,398
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$81,846This ZIP$81,846Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$258,900This ZIP$258,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,175This ZIP$1,175Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.6%This ZIP34.6%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density360.4 / sq miThis ZIP360.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments514This ZIP514
Employees11,524This ZIP11,524
Annual payroll$622,267,000This ZIP$622,267,000
Tax returns filed10,820This ZIP10,820
Total adjusted gross income$721,850,000This ZIP$721,850,000

Land area

Land area64.17 sq miThis ZIP64.17 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq miThis ZIP0.49 sq mi

Counties 35022 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 93.7%
Shelby County 6.3%

Other place names in 35022

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 35022

ZIPCityDistance
35020 Bessemer, AL 5.1 mi
35080 Helena, AL 6.2 mi
35266 Birmingham, AL 6.7 mi
35142 Shannon, AL 7.2 mi
35244 Birmingham, AL 7.9 mi
35288 Birmingham, AL 8.1 mi
35226 Birmingham, AL 8.2 mi
35111 Mc Calla, AL 8.3 mi
35228 Birmingham, AL 8.9 mi
35221 Birmingham, AL 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35022?

35022 is in Bessemer, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3318, -86.9591.

What county is 35022 in?

35022 spans 2 counties: Jefferson County and Shelby 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 35022?

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

What time zone is 35022 in?

35022 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35022?

About 23,126 people live in ZIP code 35022, in 9,509 households, at 360.4 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 35022?

$81,846 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35022?

The closest are 35020 (5.1 mi), 35080 (6.2 mi), 35266 (6.7 mi), 35142 (7.2 mi) and 35244 (7.9 mi).

Is 35022 a PO Box ZIP code?

35022 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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