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35121

ZIP 35121 is Oneonta, Alabama, mostly in Blount County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Blount +2 more
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
16,170
Coordinates
33.9411, -86.4506
☼ Live from 35121 — Oneonta, AL

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Where 35121 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35121
  • 🔢 Type 35121 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZISE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,121 = 3 × 23 × 509. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100100110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35120 (Odenville, AL, 19 mi away) and 35123 (Palmerdale, AL, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35121 becomes 12153 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sand Lake, NY, 923 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11235, 11352, 12153, 12513, 12531, 13152, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12153 in Sand Lake, NY, 923 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯783 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35121 and you would come out at 33.94°S, 93.55°E — 1,298 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 144.5 square miles of land, 35121 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 110 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,170This ZIP16,170
Households6,002This ZIP6,002
Housing units6,681This ZIP6,681
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$60,177This ZIP$60,177Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$179,900This ZIP$179,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$711This ZIP$711Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%This ZIP20.0%
Mean commute33.0 minThis ZIP33.0 min
Population density111.9 / sq miThis ZIP111.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments327This ZIP327
Employees3,798This ZIP3,798
Annual payroll$160,981,000This ZIP$160,981,000
Tax returns filed6,240This ZIP6,240
Total adjusted gross income$434,754,000This ZIP$434,754,000

Land area

Land area144.46 sq miThis ZIP144.46 sq mi
Water area2.04 sq miThis ZIP2.04 sq mi

Counties 35121 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Blount County 97.1%
St. Clair County 2.1%
Etowah County 0.8%

Other place names in 35121

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ZIP codes near 35121

ZIPCityDistance
35013 Allgood, AL 4.7 mi
35049 Cleveland, AL 9.4 mi
35146 Springville, AL 10.1 mi
35097 Locust Fork, AL 10.7 mi
35952 Altoona, AL 11.1 mi
35133 Remlap, AL 11.4 mi
35990 Walnut Grove, AL 12.0 mi
35987 Steele, AL 12.1 mi
35031 Blountsville, AL 12.4 mi
35972 Gallant, AL 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35121?

35121 is in Oneonta, Alabama, in Blount County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9411, -86.4506.

What county is 35121 in?

35121 spans 3 counties: Blount County, St. Clair County and Etowah County. Most of it falls in Blount 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 35121?

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

What time zone is 35121 in?

35121 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35121?

About 16,170 people live in ZIP code 35121, in 6,002 households, at 111.9 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 35121?

$60,177 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35121?

The closest are 35013 (4.7 mi), 35049 (9.4 mi), 35146 (10.1 mi), 35097 (10.7 mi) and 35952 (11.1 mi).

Is 35121 a PO Box ZIP code?

35121 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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