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35072

ZIP 35072 is Goodwater, Alabama, mostly in Coosa County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Coosa +3 more
Population
4,914
Coordinates
33.0935, -86.0669
☼ Live from 35072 — Goodwater, AL

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Where 35072 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35072
  • 🔢 Type 35072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 137. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100100000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35071 (Gardendale, AL, 61 mi away) and 35073 (Graysville, AL, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35072 becomes 27053 — and that is a real ZIP code: Westfield, NC, 399 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02357, 02375, 02537, 03257, 03275, 03752, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03275 in Suncook, NH, 1,055 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯835 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35072 and you would come out at 33.09°S, 93.93°E — 1,278 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 183.6 square miles of land, 35072 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 139 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,914This ZIP4,914
Households1,957This ZIP1,957
Housing units2,556This ZIP2,556
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$51,028This ZIP$51,028Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$98,200This ZIP$98,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$756This ZIP$756Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute31.5 minThis ZIP31.5 min
Population density26.8 / sq miThis ZIP26.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees707This ZIP707
Annual payroll$31,973,000This ZIP$31,973,000
Tax returns filed1,800This ZIP1,800
Total adjusted gross income$95,052,000This ZIP$95,052,000

Land area

Land area183.64 sq miThis ZIP183.64 sq mi
Water area1.02 sq miThis ZIP1.02 sq mi

Counties 35072 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Coosa County 46.6%
Clay County 42.1%
Tallapoosa County 11.1%
Talladega County 0.2%

Other place names in 35072

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

ZIP codes near 35072

ZIPCityDistance
35082 Hollins, AL 6.7 mi
35011 Alexander City, AL 9.5 mi
36267 Millerville, AL 9.9 mi
35089 Kellyton, AL 10.2 mi
35150 Sylacauga, AL 12.3 mi
35149 Sycamore, AL 13.1 mi
35010 Alexander City, AL 14.2 mi
36251 Ashland, AL 15.2 mi
35151 Sylacauga, AL 15.9 mi
35183 Weogufka, AL 17.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35072?

35072 is in Goodwater, Alabama, in Coosa County, part of the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.0935, -86.0669.

What county is 35072 in?

35072 spans 4 counties: Coosa County, Clay County, Tallapoosa County and Talladega County. Most of it falls in Coosa 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 35072?

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

What time zone is 35072 in?

35072 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35072?

About 4,914 people live in ZIP code 35072, in 1,957 households, at 26.8 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 35072?

$51,028 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35072?

The closest are 35082 (6.7 mi), 35011 (9.5 mi), 36267 (9.9 mi), 35089 (10.2 mi) and 35150 (12.3 mi).

Is 35072 a PO Box ZIP code?

35072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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