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35078

ZIP 35078 is Harpersville, Alabama, in Shelby County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shelby
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
2,170
Coordinates
33.3244, -86.4450
☼ Live from 35078 — Harpersville, AL

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Where 35078 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35078
  • 🔢 Type 35078 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,078 = 2 × 17539. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100100000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35077 (Hanceville, AL, 53 mi away) and 35079 (Hayden, AL, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35078 becomes 87053 — and that is a real ZIP code: San Ysidro, NM, 1,173 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03785, 03857, 03875, 05738, 05837, 05873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83705 in Boise, ID, 1,747 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯808 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35078 and you would come out at 33.32°S, 93.56°E — 1,299 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 43.2 square miles of land, 35078 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,170This ZIP2,170
Households857This ZIP857
Housing units1,023This ZIP1,023
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$75,056This ZIP$75,056Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$216,100This ZIP$216,100Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$842This ZIP$842Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%This ZIP20.9%
Mean commute37.6 minThis ZIP37.6 min
Population density50.2 / sq miThis ZIP50.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees232This ZIP232
Annual payroll$11,664,000This ZIP$11,664,000
Tax returns filed1,020This ZIP1,020
Total adjusted gross income$69,853,000This ZIP$69,853,000

Land area

Land area43.20 sq miThis ZIP43.20 sq mi
Water area2.07 sq miThis ZIP2.07 sq mi

Other place names in 35078

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ZIP codes near 35078

ZIPCityDistance
35185 Westover, AL 5.7 mi
35186 Wilsonville, AL 6.0 mi
35044 Childersburg, AL 6.0 mi
35178 Vincent, AL 6.6 mi
35032 Bon Air, AL 7.7 mi
35147 Sterrett, AL 8.0 mi
35014 Alpine, AL 10.8 mi
35176 Vandiver, AL 11.4 mi
35051 Columbiana, AL 11.6 mi
35043 Chelsea, AL 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35078?

35078 is in Harpersville, Alabama, in Shelby County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3244, -86.4450.

What county is 35078 in?

35078 lies in Shelby County.

What time zone is 35078 in?

35078 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35078?

About 2,170 people live in ZIP code 35078, in 857 households, at 50.2 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 35078?

$75,056 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35078?

The closest are 35185 (5.7 mi), 35186 (6 mi), 35044 (6 mi), 35178 (6.6 mi) and 35032 (7.7 mi).

Is 35078 a PO Box ZIP code?

35078 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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