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35097

ZIP 35097 is Locust Fork, Alabama, in Blount County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Blount
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
1,859
Coordinates
33.8922, -86.6271
☼ Live from 35097 — Locust Fork, AL

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Where 35097 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35097
  • 🔢 Type 35097 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGOSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,097 = 3 × 11699. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100100011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35096 (Lincoln, AL, 35 mi away) and 35098 (Logan, AL, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35097 becomes 79053 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lazbuddie, TX, 912 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, 2,070 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯777 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35097 and you would come out at 33.89°S, 93.37°E — 1,309 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 7.9 square miles of land, 35097 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,859This ZIP1,859
Households708This ZIP708
Housing units785This ZIP785
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$58,056This ZIP$58,056Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$150,500This ZIP$150,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,121This ZIP$1,121Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%This ZIP12.0%
Mean commute34.4 minThis ZIP34.4 min
Population density235.4 / sq miThis ZIP235.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees191This ZIP191
Annual payroll$4,328,000This ZIP$4,328,000
Tax returns filed740This ZIP740
Total adjusted gross income$45,699,000This ZIP$45,699,000

Land area

Land area7.90 sq miThis ZIP7.90 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 35097

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ZIP codes near 35097

ZIPCityDistance
35133 Remlap, AL 4.7 mi
35049 Cleveland, AL 4.9 mi
35172 Trafford, AL 5.1 mi
35013 Allgood, AL 6.3 mi
35079 Hayden, AL 8.1 mi
35123 Palmerdale, AL 10.7 mi
35121 Oneonta, AL 10.7 mi
35070 Garden City, AL 10.7 mi
35126 Pinson, AL 11.3 mi
35091 Kimberly, AL 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35097?

35097 is in Locust Fork, Alabama, in Blount County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8922, -86.6271.

What county is 35097 in?

35097 lies in Blount County.

What area code is 35097?

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

What time zone is 35097 in?

35097 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35097?

About 1,859 people live in ZIP code 35097, in 708 households, at 235.4 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 35097?

$58,056 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35097?

The closest are 35133 (4.7 mi), 35049 (4.9 mi), 35172 (5.1 mi), 35013 (6.3 mi) and 35079 (8.1 mi).

Is 35097 a PO Box ZIP code?

35097 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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