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35126

ZIP 35126 is Pinson, Alabama, mostly in Jefferson County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson +1 more
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
22,599
Coordinates
33.7309, -86.6550
☼ Live from 35126 — Pinson, AL

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Where 35126 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35126
  • 🔢 Type 35126 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZISE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,126 = 2 × 7 × 13 × 193. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100100110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35125 (Pell City, AL, 22 mi away) and 35127 (Pleasant Grove, AL, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35126 becomes 62153, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12563, 13625, 13652, 15236, 15362, 15623, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13625 in Colton, NY, 975 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯782 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35126 and you would come out at 33.73°S, 93.35°E — 1,310 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 60.1 square miles of land, 35126 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,599This ZIP22,599
Households7,805This ZIP7,805
Housing units8,691This ZIP8,691
Median age35.5This ZIP35.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$83,732This ZIP$83,732Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$199,000This ZIP$199,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,435This ZIP$1,435Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%This ZIP17.0%
Mean commute33.4 minThis ZIP33.4 min
Population density375.9 / sq miThis ZIP375.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments207This ZIP207
Employees1,678This ZIP1,678
Annual payroll$63,554,000This ZIP$63,554,000
Tax returns filed9,660This ZIP9,660
Total adjusted gross income$563,806,000This ZIP$563,806,000

Land area

Land area60.13 sq miThis ZIP60.13 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi

Counties 35126 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 96.6%
Blount County 3.4%

Other place names in 35126

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 35126

ZIPCityDistance
35123 Palmerdale, AL 0.7 mi
35048 Clay, AL 3.7 mi
35215 Birmingham, AL 6.3 mi
35116 Morris, AL 6.4 mi
35173 Trussville, AL 7.4 mi
35133 Remlap, AL 7.6 mi
35235 Birmingham, AL 8.0 mi
35172 Trafford, AL 8.2 mi
35091 Kimberly, AL 8.5 mi
35119 New Castle, AL 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35126?

35126 is in Pinson, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7309, -86.6550.

What county is 35126 in?

35126 spans 2 counties: Jefferson County and Blount County. Most of it falls in Jefferson 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 35126?

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

What time zone is 35126 in?

35126 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35126?

About 22,599 people live in ZIP code 35126, in 7,805 households, at 375.9 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 35126?

$83,732 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35126?

The closest are 35123 (0.7 mi), 35048 (3.7 mi), 35215 (6.3 mi), 35116 (6.4 mi) and 35173 (7.4 mi).

Is 35126 a PO Box ZIP code?

35126 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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