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35117

ZIP 35117 is Mount Olive, Alabama, in Jefferson County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
5,606
Coordinates
33.6678, -86.8926
☼ Live from 35117 — Mount Olive, AL

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Where 35117 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35117
  • 🔢 Type 35117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIISE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 35117 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100100101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35116 (Morris, AL, 8 mi away) and 35118 (Mulga, AL, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35117 becomes 71153 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shreveport, LA, 404 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11357, 11375, 11735, 11753, 13157, 13751, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57311 in Alexandria, SD, 904 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯773 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35117 and you would come out at 33.67°S, 93.11°E — 1,324 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 29.1 square miles of land, 35117 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,606This ZIP5,606
Households2,155This ZIP2,155
Housing units2,500This ZIP2,500
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$92,730This ZIP$92,730Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$226,600This ZIP$226,600Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,404This ZIP$1,404Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%This ZIP29.3%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density192.3 / sq miThis ZIP192.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments69This ZIP69
Employees299This ZIP299
Annual payroll$13,369,000This ZIP$13,369,000
Tax returns filed2,880This ZIP2,880
Total adjusted gross income$221,099,000This ZIP$221,099,000

Land area

Land area29.15 sq miThis ZIP29.15 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 35117

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ZIP codes near 35117

ZIPCityDistance
35036 Brookside, AL 2.3 mi
35181 Watson, AL 2.9 mi
35071 Gardendale, AL 3.1 mi
35068 Fultondale, AL 5.3 mi
35073 Graysville, AL 5.5 mi
35139 Sayre, AL 5.6 mi
35214 Birmingham, AL 6.7 mi
35119 New Castle, AL 6.9 mi
35005 Adamsville, AL 7.2 mi
35060 Docena, AL 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35117?

35117 is in Mount Olive, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6678, -86.8926.

What county is 35117 in?

35117 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 35117?

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

What time zone is 35117 in?

35117 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35117?

About 5,606 people live in ZIP code 35117, in 2,155 households, at 192.3 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 35117?

$92,730 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35117?

The closest are 35036 (2.3 mi), 35181 (2.9 mi), 35071 (3.1 mi), 35068 (5.3 mi) and 35073 (5.5 mi).

Is 35117 a PO Box ZIP code?

35117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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