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35124

ZIP 35124 is Pelham, Alabama, in Shelby County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shelby
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
25,238
Coordinates
33.3218, -86.7422
☼ Live from 35124 — Pelham, AL

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Where 35124 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35124
  • 🔢 Type 35124 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZISE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,124 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 2927. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100100110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35123 (Palmerdale, AL, 29 mi away) and 35125 (Pell City, AL, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35124 becomes 42153 — and that is a real ZIP code: Holland, KY, 236 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12345, 12435, 12453, 12534, 12543, 13425, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12345 in Schenectady, NY, 955 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯795 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35124 and you would come out at 33.32°S, 93.26°E — 1,316 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 42.6 square miles of land, 35124 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,238This ZIP25,238
Households9,900This ZIP9,900
Housing units10,176This ZIP10,176
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$99,726This ZIP$99,726Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$307,600This ZIP$307,600Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,577This ZIP$1,577Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.2%This ZIP49.2%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density591.8 / sq miThis ZIP591.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,081This ZIP1,081
Employees15,958This ZIP15,958
Annual payroll$939,413,000This ZIP$939,413,000
Tax returns filed12,300This ZIP12,300
Total adjusted gross income$1,268,007,000This ZIP$1,268,007,000

Land area

Land area42.65 sq miThis ZIP42.65 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Other place names in 35124

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ZIP codes near 35124

ZIPCityDistance
35043 Chelsea, AL 4.6 mi
35244 Birmingham, AL 5.3 mi
35216 Birmingham, AL 7.3 mi
35266 Birmingham, AL 7.3 mi
35007 Alabaster, AL 7.4 mi
35226 Birmingham, AL 7.8 mi
35144 Siluria, AL 8.0 mi
35242 Birmingham, AL 8.2 mi
35243 Birmingham, AL 8.2 mi
35137 Saginaw, AL 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35124?

35124 is in Pelham, Alabama, in Shelby County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.3218, -86.7422.

What county is 35124 in?

35124 lies in Shelby County.

What area code is 35124?

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

What time zone is 35124 in?

35124 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35124?

About 25,238 people live in ZIP code 35124, in 9,900 households, at 591.8 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 35124?

$99,726 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35124?

The closest are 35043 (4.6 mi), 35244 (5.3 mi), 35216 (7.3 mi), 35266 (7.3 mi) and 35007 (7.4 mi).

Is 35124 a PO Box ZIP code?

35124 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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