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35040

ZIP 35040 is Calera, Alabama, mostly in Shelby County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shelby +1 more
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
19,304
Coordinates
33.1030, -86.7289
☼ Live from 35040 — Calera, AL

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Where 35040 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 35040
  • 🔢 Type 35040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 73. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100011100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35038 (Burnwell, AL, 47 mi away) and 35042 (Centreville, AL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35040 becomes 04053, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03045, 03054, 03450, 04350, 04530, 05034, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34005 in APO AA, a military post office, 1,702 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯805 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35040 and you would come out at 33.10°S, 93.27°E — 1,316 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 77.9 square miles of land, 35040 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,304This ZIP19,304
Households7,358This ZIP7,358
Housing units7,818This ZIP7,818
Median age35.3This ZIP35.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$84,554This ZIP$84,554Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$232,300This ZIP$232,300Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,512This ZIP$1,512Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.8%This ZIP34.8%
Mean commute32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min
Population density247.7 / sq miThis ZIP247.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments312This ZIP312
Employees5,709This ZIP5,709
Annual payroll$375,832,000This ZIP$375,832,000
Tax returns filed8,990This ZIP8,990
Total adjusted gross income$575,339,000This ZIP$575,339,000

Land area

Land area77.92 sq miThis ZIP77.92 sq mi
Water area1.01 sq miThis ZIP1.01 sq mi

Counties 35040 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Shelby County 83.2%
Chilton County 16.9%

Other place names in 35040

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ZIP codes near 35040

ZIPCityDistance
35137 Saginaw, AL 7.8 mi
35085 Jemison, AL 8.8 mi
35187 Wilton, AL 8.8 mi
35007 Alabaster, AL 8.9 mi
35115 Montevallo, AL 9.8 mi
35143 Shelby, AL 10.0 mi
35144 Siluria, AL 10.3 mi
35051 Columbiana, AL 10.9 mi
35114 Maylene, AL 11.5 mi
35035 Brierfield, AL 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35040?

35040 is in Calera, Alabama, in Shelby County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1030, -86.7289.

What county is 35040 in?

35040 spans 2 counties: Shelby County and Chilton County. Most of it falls in Shelby 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 35040?

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

What time zone is 35040 in?

35040 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35040?

About 19,304 people live in ZIP code 35040, in 7,358 households, at 247.7 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 35040?

$84,554 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35040?

The closest are 35137 (7.8 mi), 35085 (8.8 mi), 35187 (8.8 mi), 35007 (8.9 mi) and 35115 (9.8 mi).

Is 35040 a PO Box ZIP code?

35040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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