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35068

ZIP 35068 is Fultondale, Alabama, in Jefferson County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
8,378
Coordinates
33.6093, -86.8317
☼ Live from 35068 — Fultondale, AL

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Where 35068 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35068
  • 🔢 Type 35068 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,068 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 797. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100011111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35064 (Fairfield, AL, 11 mi away) and 35070 (Garden City, AL, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35068 becomes 86053 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kaibeto, AZ, 1,381 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03586, 03856, 03865, 05836, 05863, 06385, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83605 in Caldwell, ID, 1,741 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯779 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35068 and you would come out at 33.61°S, 93.17°E — 1,321 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 12.3 square miles of land, 35068 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,378This ZIP8,378
Households3,702This ZIP3,702
Housing units3,879This ZIP3,879
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$73,750This ZIP$73,750Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$195,100This ZIP$195,100Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,274This ZIP$1,274Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%This ZIP30.9%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density683.9 / sq miThis ZIP683.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments165This ZIP165
Employees2,439This ZIP2,439
Annual payroll$74,709,000This ZIP$74,709,000
Tax returns filed4,110This ZIP4,110
Total adjusted gross income$232,127,000This ZIP$232,127,000

Land area

Land area12.25 sq miThis ZIP12.25 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 35068

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ZIP codes near 35068

ZIPCityDistance
35207 Birmingham, AL 2.9 mi
35181 Watson, AL 3.0 mi
35119 New Castle, AL 3.6 mi
35217 Birmingham, AL 4.0 mi
35214 Birmingham, AL 4.4 mi
35234 Birmingham, AL 5.1 mi
35036 Brookside, AL 5.3 mi
35117 Mount Olive, AL 5.3 mi
35071 Gardendale, AL 6.0 mi
35204 Birmingham, AL 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35068?

35068 is in Fultondale, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6093, -86.8317.

What county is 35068 in?

35068 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 35068?

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

What time zone is 35068 in?

35068 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35068?

About 8,378 people live in ZIP code 35068, in 3,702 households, at 683.9 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 35068?

$73,750 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35068?

The closest are 35207 (2.9 mi), 35181 (3 mi), 35119 (3.6 mi), 35217 (4 mi) and 35214 (4.4 mi).

Is 35068 a PO Box ZIP code?

35068 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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