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35044

ZIP 35044 is Childersburg, Alabama, in Talladega County; area codes 938 and 256; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Talladega
Population
7,837
Coordinates
33.2672, -86.3665
☼ Live from 35044 — Childersburg, AL

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Where 35044 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35044
  • 🔢 Type 35044 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,044 = 2 × 2 × 8761. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100011100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35043 (Chelsea, AL, 17 mi away) and 35045 (Clanton, AL, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35044 becomes 44053 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lorain, OH, 608 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03445, 04345, 04354, 04435, 04453, 04543, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34054 in FPO AA, a military post office, 1,893 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯814 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35044 and you would come out at 33.27°S, 93.63°E — 1,294 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 71.8 square miles of land, 35044 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,837This ZIP7,837
Households3,617This ZIP3,617
Housing units3,841This ZIP3,841
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$56,425This ZIP$56,425Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$124,500This ZIP$124,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$788This ZIP$788Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density109.2 / sq miThis ZIP109.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments136This ZIP136
Employees1,635This ZIP1,635
Annual payroll$73,913,000This ZIP$73,913,000
Tax returns filed3,140This ZIP3,140
Total adjusted gross income$158,080,000This ZIP$158,080,000

Land area

Land area71.78 sq miThis ZIP71.78 sq mi
Water area2.48 sq miThis ZIP2.48 sq mi

Other place names in 35044

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

ZIP codes near 35044

ZIPCityDistance
35032 Bon Air, AL 1.9 mi
35078 Harpersville, AL 6.0 mi
35186 Wilsonville, AL 8.3 mi
35014 Alpine, AL 8.6 mi
35150 Sylacauga, AL 8.8 mi
35149 Sycamore, AL 9.2 mi
35151 Sylacauga, AL 10.3 mi
35178 Vincent, AL 10.6 mi
35185 Westover, AL 11.4 mi
35051 Columbiana, AL 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35044?

35044 is in Childersburg, Alabama, in Talladega County, part of the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2672, -86.3665.

What county is 35044 in?

35044 lies in Talladega County.

What area code is 35044?

Childersburg uses area codes 938 and 256, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 35044 in?

35044 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35044?

About 7,837 people live in ZIP code 35044, in 3,617 households, at 109.2 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 35044?

$56,425 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35044?

The closest are 35032 (1.9 mi), 35078 (6 mi), 35186 (8.3 mi), 35014 (8.6 mi) and 35150 (8.8 mi).

Is 35044 a PO Box ZIP code?

35044 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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