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35085

ZIP 35085 is Jemison, Alabama, in Chilton County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Chilton
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
8,683
Coordinates
32.9765, -86.7392
☼ Live from 35085 — Jemison, AL

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Where 35085 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35085
  • 🔢 Type 35085 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,085 = 3 × 5 × 2339. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100100001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35083 (Holly Pond, AL, 85 mi away) and 35087 (Joppa, AL, 92 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35085 becomes 58053 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lidgerwood, ND, 1,059 miles away.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03585, 03855, 05358, 05853, 08535, 08553, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85350 in Somerton, AZ, 1,620 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯810 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35085 and you would come out at 32.98°S, 93.26°E — 1,317 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 104.1 square miles of land, 35085 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 79 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,683This ZIP8,683
Households3,150This ZIP3,150
Housing units3,448This ZIP3,448
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$70,862This ZIP$70,862Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$143,500This ZIP$143,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$943This ZIP$943Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute38.0 minThis ZIP38.0 min
Population density83.4 / sq miThis ZIP83.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments116This ZIP116
Employees747This ZIP747
Annual payroll$24,541,000This ZIP$24,541,000
Tax returns filed3,610This ZIP3,610
Total adjusted gross income$209,039,000This ZIP$209,039,000

Land area

Land area104.06 sq miThis ZIP104.06 sq mi
Water area0.47 sq miThis ZIP0.47 sq mi

Other place names in 35085

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

ZIP codes near 35085

ZIPCityDistance
35171 Thorsby, AL 7.3 mi
35040 Calera, AL 8.8 mi
35187 Wilton, AL 10.9 mi
36792 Randolph, AL 11.0 mi
35045 Clanton, AL 12.0 mi
35046 Clanton, AL 12.7 mi
35143 Shelby, AL 13.2 mi
35035 Brierfield, AL 14.1 mi
36750 Maplesville, AL 14.4 mi
35115 Montevallo, AL 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35085?

35085 is in Jemison, Alabama, in Chilton County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.9765, -86.7392.

What county is 35085 in?

35085 lies in Chilton County.

What area code is 35085?

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

What time zone is 35085 in?

35085 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35085?

About 8,683 people live in ZIP code 35085, in 3,150 households, at 83.4 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 35085?

$70,862 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35085?

The closest are 35171 (7.3 mi), 35040 (8.8 mi), 35187 (10.9 mi), 36792 (11 mi) and 35045 (12 mi).

Is 35085 a PO Box ZIP code?

35085 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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