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35087

ZIP 35087 is Joppa, Alabama, mostly in Cullman County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cullman +2 more
Metro area
Cullman, AL
Population
2,281
Coordinates
34.3065, -86.5843
☼ Live from 35087 — Joppa, AL

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Where 35087 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35087
  • 🔢 Type 35087 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,087 = 13 × 2699. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100100001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35085 (Jemison, AL, 92 mi away) and 35089 (Kellyton, AL, 98 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35087 becomes 78053, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 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, 1,705 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯762 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35087 and you would come out at 34.31°S, 93.42°E — 1,306 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 22.9 square miles of land, 35087 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,281This ZIP2,281
Households945This ZIP945
Housing units975This ZIP975
Median age49.3This ZIP49.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$67,043This ZIP$67,043Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$172,200This ZIP$172,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$863This ZIP$863Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density99.8 / sq miThis ZIP99.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees103This ZIP103
Annual payroll$2,560,000This ZIP$2,560,000
Tax returns filed910This ZIP910
Total adjusted gross income$48,777,000This ZIP$48,777,000

Land area

Land area22.85 sq miThis ZIP22.85 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 35087 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Cullman County 48.4%
Morgan County 38.5%
Marshall County 13.1%

Other place names in 35087

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ZIP codes near 35087

ZIPCityDistance
35019 Baileyton, AL 2.9 mi
35016 Arab, AL 4.7 mi
35083 Holly Pond, AL 7.1 mi
35621 Eva, AL 8.4 mi
35058 Cullman, AL 9.6 mi
35175 Union Grove, AL 9.8 mi
35670 Somerville, AL 13.7 mi
35980 Horton, AL 14.5 mi
35754 Laceys Spring, AL 14.5 mi
35031 Blountsville, AL 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35087?

35087 is in Joppa, Alabama, in Cullman County, part of the Cullman, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3065, -86.5843.

What county is 35087 in?

35087 spans 3 counties: Cullman County, Morgan County and Marshall County. Most of it falls in Cullman 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 35087?

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

What time zone is 35087 in?

35087 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35087?

About 2,281 people live in ZIP code 35087, in 945 households, at 99.8 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 35087?

$67,043 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35087?

The closest are 35019 (2.9 mi), 35016 (4.7 mi), 35083 (7.1 mi), 35621 (8.4 mi) and 35058 (9.6 mi).

Is 35087 a PO Box ZIP code?

35087 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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