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35096

ZIP 35096 is Lincoln, Alabama, mostly in Talladega County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Talladega +1 more
Population
9,415
Coordinates
33.6203, -86.1077
☼ Live from 35096 — Lincoln, AL

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Where 35096 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35096
  • 🔢 Type 35096 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,096 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 41 × 107. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100100011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35094 (Leeds, AL, 28 mi away) and 35097 (Locust Fork, AL, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35096 becomes 69053, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06359, 35609, 35906, 35960, 36509, 36590, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96350 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,832 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯812 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35096 and you would come out at 33.62°S, 93.89°E — 1,279 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 78.7 square miles of land, 35096 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,415This ZIP9,415
Households3,577This ZIP3,577
Housing units4,136This ZIP4,136
Median age37.7This ZIP37.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$66,913This ZIP$66,913Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$186,700This ZIP$186,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$951This ZIP$951Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density119.6 / sq miThis ZIP119.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments157This ZIP157
Employees9,113This ZIP9,113
Annual payroll$590,720,000This ZIP$590,720,000
Tax returns filed4,110This ZIP4,110
Total adjusted gross income$261,706,000This ZIP$261,706,000

Land area

Land area78.70 sq miThis ZIP78.70 sq mi
Water area5.51 sq miThis ZIP5.51 sq mi

Counties 35096 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Talladega County 88.5%
Calhoun County 11.5%

Other place names in 35096

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

ZIP codes near 35096

ZIPCityDistance
35135 Riverside, AL 5.1 mi
36260 Eastaboga, AL 6.5 mi
35131 Ragland, AL 8.1 mi
35182 Wattsville, AL 10.4 mi
35125 Pell City, AL 10.5 mi
36271 Ohatchee, AL 12.2 mi
36201 Anniston, AL 13.0 mi
36268 Munford, AL 13.4 mi
35953 Ashville, AL 13.6 mi
35161 Talladega, AL 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35096?

35096 is in Lincoln, Alabama, in Talladega County, part of the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6203, -86.1077.

What county is 35096 in?

35096 spans 2 counties: Talladega County and Calhoun County. Most of it falls in Talladega 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 35096?

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

What time zone is 35096 in?

35096 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35096?

About 9,415 people live in ZIP code 35096, in 3,577 households, at 119.6 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 35096?

$66,913 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35096?

The closest are 35135 (5.1 mi), 36260 (6.5 mi), 35131 (8.1 mi), 35182 (10.4 mi) and 35125 (10.5 mi).

Is 35096 a PO Box ZIP code?

35096 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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