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35080

ZIP 35080 is Helena, Alabama, mostly in Shelby County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shelby +1 more
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
20,251
Coordinates
33.2493, -86.9148
☼ Live from 35080 — Helena, AL

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Where 35080 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35080
  • 🔢 Type 35080 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,080 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 877. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100100001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35079 (Hayden, AL, 48 mi away) and 35082 (Hollins, AL, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35080 becomes 08053 — and that is a real ZIP code: Marlton, NJ, 807 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03580, 03850, 05038, 05083, 05830, 08035, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85003 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,449 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯790 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35080 and you would come out at 33.25°S, 93.09°E — 1,326 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 46.1 square miles of land, 35080 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,251This ZIP20,251
Households6,936This ZIP6,936
Housing units7,415This ZIP7,415
Median age35.7This ZIP35.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$118,344This ZIP$118,344Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$312,900This ZIP$312,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,690This ZIP$1,690Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.6%This ZIP50.6%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density438.8 / sq miThis ZIP438.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments290This ZIP290
Employees2,367This ZIP2,367
Annual payroll$101,421,000This ZIP$101,421,000
Tax returns filed9,010This ZIP9,010
Total adjusted gross income$808,105,000This ZIP$808,105,000

Land area

Land area46.15 sq miThis ZIP46.15 sq mi
Water area1.02 sq miThis ZIP1.02 sq mi

Counties 35080 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Shelby County 99.5%
Jefferson County 0.5%

Other place names in 35080

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ZIP codes near 35080

ZIPCityDistance
35114 Maylene, AL 3.3 mi
35144 Siluria, AL 5.4 mi
35022 Bessemer, AL 6.2 mi
35115 Montevallo, AL 7.5 mi
35007 Alabaster, AL 7.6 mi
35137 Saginaw, AL 8.3 mi
35244 Birmingham, AL 8.8 mi
35266 Birmingham, AL 9.3 mi
35111 Mc Calla, AL 10.3 mi
35020 Bessemer, AL 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35080?

35080 is in Helena, Alabama, in Shelby County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2493, -86.9148.

What county is 35080 in?

35080 spans 2 counties: Shelby County and Jefferson County. Most of it falls in Shelby 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 35080?

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

What time zone is 35080 in?

35080 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35080?

About 20,251 people live in ZIP code 35080, in 6,936 households, at 438.8 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 35080?

$118,344 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35080?

The closest are 35114 (3.3 mi), 35144 (5.4 mi), 35022 (6.2 mi), 35115 (7.5 mi) and 35007 (7.6 mi).

Is 35080 a PO Box ZIP code?

35080 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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