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35148

ZIP 35148 is Sumiton, Alabama, mostly in Walker County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Walker +1 more
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
2,241
Coordinates
33.7561, -87.0456
☼ Live from 35148 — Sumiton, AL

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Where 35148 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35148
  • 🔢 Type 35148 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhISE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,148 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 29 × 101. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100101001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35147 (Sterrett, AL, 38 mi away) and 35149 (Sycamore, AL, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35148 becomes 84153, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13485, 13845, 14538, 14853, 15348, 15438, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83541 in Lenore, ID, 1,773 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯763 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35148 and you would come out at 33.76°S, 92.95°E — 1,333 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 6.2 square miles of land, 35148 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,241This ZIP2,241
Households1,002This ZIP1,002
Housing units1,187This ZIP1,187
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$56,574This ZIP$56,574Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$162,700This ZIP$162,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%This ZIP10.8%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density360.4 / sq miThis ZIP360.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments78This ZIP78
Employees956This ZIP956
Annual payroll$32,590,000This ZIP$32,590,000
Tax returns filed1,060This ZIP1,060
Total adjusted gross income$59,916,000This ZIP$59,916,000

Land area

Land area6.22 sq miThis ZIP6.22 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 35148 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Walker County 98.0%
Jefferson County 2.0%

Other place names in 35148

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

ZIP codes near 35148

ZIPCityDistance
35062 Dora, AL 3.0 mi
35038 Burnwell, AL 4.1 mi
35063 Empire, AL 4.5 mi
35584 Sipsey, AL 5.0 mi
35139 Sayre, AL 5.1 mi
35550 Cordova, AL 6.6 mi
35073 Graysville, AL 8.0 mi
35130 Quinton, AL 10.0 mi
35117 Mount Olive, AL 10.7 mi
35005 Adamsville, AL 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35148?

35148 is in Sumiton, Alabama, in Walker County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7561, -87.0456.

What county is 35148 in?

35148 spans 2 counties: Walker County and Jefferson County. Most of it falls in Walker 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 35148?

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

What time zone is 35148 in?

35148 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35148?

About 2,241 people live in ZIP code 35148, in 1,002 households, at 360.4 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 35148?

$56,574 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35148?

The closest are 35062 (3 mi), 35038 (4.1 mi), 35063 (4.5 mi), 35584 (5 mi) and 35139 (5.1 mi).

Is 35148 a PO Box ZIP code?

35148 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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