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35042

ZIP 35042 is Centreville, Alabama, mostly in Bibb County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bibb +1 more
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
5,924
Coordinates
32.9310, -87.1279
☼ Live from 35042 — Centreville, AL

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Where 35042 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35042
  • 🔢 Type 35042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,042 = 2 × 7 × 2503. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100011100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35040 (Calera, AL, 26 mi away) and 35043 (Chelsea, AL, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35042 becomes 24053 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ararat, VA, 452 miles away.
  • 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02345, 02453, 02534, 02543, 03245, 03254, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04352 in Mount Vernon, ME, 1,217 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯794 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35042 and you would come out at 32.93°S, 92.87°E — 1,340 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 192.2 square miles of land, 35042 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 146 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,924This ZIP5,924
Households2,369This ZIP2,369
Housing units2,756This ZIP2,756
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$46,509This ZIP$46,509Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$144,100This ZIP$144,100Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$705This ZIP$705Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density30.8 / sq miThis ZIP30.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments104This ZIP104
Employees1,341This ZIP1,341
Annual payroll$57,630,000This ZIP$57,630,000
Tax returns filed2,200This ZIP2,200
Total adjusted gross income$132,719,000This ZIP$132,719,000

Land area

Land area192.24 sq miThis ZIP192.24 sq mi
Water area0.87 sq miThis ZIP0.87 sq mi

Counties 35042 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Bibb County 82.9%
Perry County 17.1%

Other place names in 35042

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

ZIP codes near 35042

ZIPCityDistance
35034 Brent, AL 9.2 mi
36793 Lawley, AL 10.3 mi
35035 Brierfield, AL 12.1 mi
36792 Randolph, AL 12.3 mi
35184 West Blocton, AL 12.7 mi
35188 Woodstock, AL 16.7 mi
35187 Wilton, AL 17.7 mi
36790 Stanton, AL 18.5 mi
35449 Coaling, AL 18.7 mi
36750 Maplesville, AL 18.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35042?

35042 is in Centreville, Alabama, in Bibb County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.9310, -87.1279.

What county is 35042 in?

35042 spans 2 counties: Bibb County and Perry County. Most of it falls in Bibb 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 35042?

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

What time zone is 35042 in?

35042 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35042?

About 5,924 people live in ZIP code 35042, in 2,369 households, at 30.8 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 35042?

$46,509 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35042?

The closest are 35034 (9.2 mi), 36793 (10.3 mi), 35035 (12.1 mi), 36792 (12.3 mi) and 35184 (12.7 mi).

Is 35042 a PO Box ZIP code?

35042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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