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35053

ZIP 35053 is Crane Hill, Alabama, mostly in Cullman County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cullman +1 more
Metro area
Cullman, AL
Population
3,216
Coordinates
34.0655, -87.0664
☼ Live from 35053 — Crane Hill, AL

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Where 35053 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35053
  • 🔢 Type 35053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆35053 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ 35053 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100011101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35052 (Cook Springs, AL, 50 mi away) and 35054 (Cropwell, AL, 57 mi away).
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05353, 30355, 30535, 30553, 33055, 33550, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05353 in Townshend, VT, 993 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯749 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35053 and you would come out at 34.07°S, 92.93°E — 1,334 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 49.3 square miles of land, 35053 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,216This ZIP3,216
Households1,276This ZIP1,276
Housing units2,446This ZIP2,446
Median age49.3This ZIP49.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$56,167This ZIP$56,167Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$264,500This ZIP$264,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$848This ZIP$848Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.7%This ZIP23.7%
Mean commute36.3 minThis ZIP36.3 min
Population density65.3 / sq miThis ZIP65.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees152This ZIP152
Annual payroll$6,909,000This ZIP$6,909,000
Tax returns filed1,300This ZIP1,300
Total adjusted gross income$119,208,000This ZIP$119,208,000

Land area

Land area49.28 sq miThis ZIP49.28 sq mi
Water area9.42 sq miThis ZIP9.42 sq mi

Counties 35053 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cullman County 90.9%
Winston County 9.1%

ZIP codes near 35053

ZIPCityDistance
35098 Logan, AL 5.3 mi
35541 Arley, AL 6.3 mi
35033 Bremen, AL 10.4 mi
35057 Cullman, AL 11.0 mi
35540 Addison, AL 12.8 mi
35504 Jasper, AL 13.3 mi
35077 Hanceville, AL 13.7 mi
35056 Cullman, AL 14.8 mi
35179 Vinemont, AL 15.4 mi
35572 Houston, AL 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35053?

35053 is in Crane Hill, Alabama, in Cullman County, part of the Cullman, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.0655, -87.0664.

What county is 35053 in?

35053 spans 2 counties: Cullman County and Winston County. Most of it falls in Cullman 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 time zone is 35053 in?

35053 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35053?

About 3,216 people live in ZIP code 35053, in 1,276 households, at 65.3 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 35053?

$56,167 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35053?

The closest are 35098 (5.3 mi), 35541 (6.3 mi), 35033 (10.4 mi), 35057 (11 mi) and 35540 (12.8 mi).

Is 35053 a PO Box ZIP code?

35053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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