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35079

ZIP 35079 is Hayden, Alabama, mostly in Blount County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Blount +1 more
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
10,087
Coordinates
33.9385, -86.7570
☼ Live from 35079 — Hayden, AL

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Where 35079 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35079
  • 🔢 Type 35079 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,079 = 3 × 11 × 1063. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100100000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35078 (Harpersville, AL, 46 mi away) and 35080 (Helena, AL, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35079 becomes 97053 — and that is a real ZIP code: Warren, OR, 2,062 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03579, 03597, 05739, 07395, 07935, 30597, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97053 in Warren, OR, 2,062 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯769 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35079 and you would come out at 33.94°S, 93.24°E — 1,316 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 109.7 square miles of land, 35079 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 83 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,087This ZIP10,087
Households3,495This ZIP3,495
Housing units3,769This ZIP3,769
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$82,938This ZIP$82,938Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$206,700This ZIP$206,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$927This ZIP$927Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%This ZIP16.6%
Mean commute40.6 minThis ZIP40.6 min
Population density92.0 / sq miThis ZIP92.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments72This ZIP72
Employees333This ZIP333
Annual payroll$11,941,000This ZIP$11,941,000
Tax returns filed3,850This ZIP3,850
Total adjusted gross income$261,201,000This ZIP$261,201,000

Land area

Land area109.66 sq miThis ZIP109.66 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Counties 35079 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Blount County 99.9%
Jefferson County 0.1%

Other place names in 35079

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

ZIP codes near 35079

ZIPCityDistance
35070 Garden City, AL 5.3 mi
35077 Hanceville, AL 7.2 mi
35172 Trafford, AL 7.4 mi
35097 Locust Fork, AL 8.1 mi
35049 Cleveland, AL 8.5 mi
35180 Warrior, AL 9.0 mi
35091 Kimberly, AL 10.9 mi
35133 Remlap, AL 12.0 mi
35013 Allgood, AL 13.9 mi
35116 Morris, AL 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35079?

35079 is in Hayden, Alabama, in Blount County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9385, -86.7570.

What county is 35079 in?

35079 spans 2 counties: Blount County and Jefferson County. Most of it falls in Blount 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 35079?

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

What time zone is 35079 in?

35079 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35079?

About 10,087 people live in ZIP code 35079, in 3,495 households, at 92.0 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 35079?

$82,938 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35079?

The closest are 35070 (5.3 mi), 35077 (7.2 mi), 35172 (7.4 mi), 35097 (8.1 mi) and 35049 (8.5 mi).

Is 35079 a PO Box ZIP code?

35079 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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