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35118

ZIP 35118 is Mulga, Alabama, in Jefferson County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
2,960
Coordinates
33.5273, -87.0346
☼ Live from 35118 — Mulga, AL

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Where 35118 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35118
  • 🔢 Type 35118 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIISE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,118 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 1951. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100100101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35117 (Mount Olive, AL, 13 mi away) and 35119 (New Castle, AL, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35118 becomes 81153, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11358, 11385, 11853, 13158, 13815, 13851, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85311 in Glendale, AZ, 1,445 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯773 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35118 and you would come out at 33.53°S, 92.97°E — 1,332 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 36.1 square miles of land, 35118 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,960This ZIP2,960
Households1,052This ZIP1,052
Housing units1,222This ZIP1,222
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$64,375This ZIP$64,375Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$164,800This ZIP$164,800Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,177This ZIP$1,177Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Mean commute30.9 minThis ZIP30.9 min
Population density81.9 / sq miThis ZIP81.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees223This ZIP223
Annual payroll$12,724,000This ZIP$12,724,000
Tax returns filed1,300This ZIP1,300
Total adjusted gross income$71,072,000This ZIP$71,072,000

Land area

Land area36.14 sq miThis ZIP36.14 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 35118

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ZIP codes near 35118

ZIPCityDistance
35127 Pleasant Grove, AL 4.2 mi
35023 Bessemer, AL 5.1 mi
35224 Birmingham, AL 5.1 mi
35005 Adamsville, AL 5.9 mi
35021 Bessemer, AL 6.2 mi
35219 Birmingham, AL 6.2 mi
35220 Birmingham, AL 6.2 mi
35231 Birmingham, AL 6.2 mi
35232 Birmingham, AL 6.2 mi
35236 Birmingham, AL 6.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35118?

35118 is in Mulga, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5273, -87.0346.

What county is 35118 in?

35118 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 35118?

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

What time zone is 35118 in?

35118 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35118?

About 2,960 people live in ZIP code 35118, in 1,052 households, at 81.9 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 35118?

$64,375 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35118?

The closest are 35127 (4.2 mi), 35023 (5.1 mi), 35224 (5.1 mi), 35005 (5.9 mi) and 35021 (6.2 mi).

Is 35118 a PO Box ZIP code?

35118 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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