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35043

ZIP 35043 is Chelsea, Alabama, in Shelby County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shelby
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
15,837
Coordinates
33.3106, -86.6629
☼ Live from 35043 — Chelsea, AL

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Where 35043 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35043
  • 🔢 Type 35043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,043 = 3 × 11681. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100011100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35042 (Centreville, AL, 38 mi away) and 35044 (Childersburg, AL, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35043 becomes 34053 — and that is a real ZIP code: FPO AA, a military post office, 1,631 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03435, 04353, 05343, 30345, 30354, 30453, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34035 in APO AA, a military post office, 5,110 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯799 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35043 and you would come out at 33.31°S, 93.34°E — 1,311 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 46.2 square miles of land, 35043 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,837This ZIP15,837
Households5,289This ZIP5,289
Housing units5,485This ZIP5,485
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$121,356This ZIP$121,356Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$366,200This ZIP$366,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,322This ZIP$1,322Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.6%This ZIP46.6%
Mean commute33.7 minThis ZIP33.7 min
Population density342.8 / sq miThis ZIP342.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments284This ZIP284
Employees2,532This ZIP2,532
Annual payroll$107,944,000This ZIP$107,944,000
Tax returns filed6,620This ZIP6,620
Total adjusted gross income$673,021,000This ZIP$673,021,000

Land area

Land area46.20 sq miThis ZIP46.20 sq mi
Water area0.97 sq miThis ZIP0.97 sq mi

Other place names in 35043

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ZIP codes near 35043

ZIPCityDistance
35124 Pelham, AL 4.6 mi
35051 Columbiana, AL 7.2 mi
35185 Westover, AL 7.6 mi
35242 Birmingham, AL 7.9 mi
35007 Alabaster, AL 9.5 mi
35186 Wilsonville, AL 9.6 mi
35244 Birmingham, AL 9.8 mi
35137 Saginaw, AL 9.9 mi
35243 Birmingham, AL 10.1 mi
35216 Birmingham, AL 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35043?

35043 is in Chelsea, Alabama, in Shelby County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3106, -86.6629.

What county is 35043 in?

35043 lies in Shelby County.

What area code is 35043?

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

What time zone is 35043 in?

35043 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35043?

About 15,837 people live in ZIP code 35043, in 5,289 households, at 342.8 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 35043?

$121,356 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35043?

The closest are 35124 (4.6 mi), 35051 (7.2 mi), 35185 (7.6 mi), 35242 (7.9 mi) and 35007 (9.5 mi).

Is 35043 a PO Box ZIP code?

35043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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