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35172

ZIP 35172 is Trafford, Alabama, mostly in Blount County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Blount +1 more
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
2,703
Coordinates
33.8452, -86.6953
☼ Live from 35172 — Trafford, AL

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Where 35172 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35172
  • 🔢 Type 35172 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLISE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,172 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 977. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100101100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35171 (Thorsby, AL, 67 mi away) and 35173 (Trussville, AL, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35172 becomes 27153, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12537, 13752, 15237, 15327, 15723, 15732, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57312 in Alpena, SD, 949 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯775 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35172 and you would come out at 33.85°S, 93.30°E — 1,312 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 29.4 square miles of land, 35172 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,703This ZIP2,703
Households1,088This ZIP1,088
Housing units1,241This ZIP1,241
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$39,844This ZIP$39,844Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$126,300This ZIP$126,300Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$823This ZIP$823Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.4%This ZIP6.4%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density91.8 / sq miThis ZIP91.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees258This ZIP258
Annual payroll$12,773,000This ZIP$12,773,000
Tax returns filed1,180This ZIP1,180
Total adjusted gross income$63,759,000This ZIP$63,759,000

Land area

Land area29.44 sq miThis ZIP29.44 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Counties 35172 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Blount County 81.2%
Jefferson County 18.9%

Other place names in 35172

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

ZIP codes near 35172

ZIPCityDistance
35097 Locust Fork, AL 5.1 mi
35133 Remlap, AL 5.8 mi
35091 Kimberly, AL 6.9 mi
35079 Hayden, AL 7.4 mi
35123 Palmerdale, AL 7.9 mi
35126 Pinson, AL 8.2 mi
35180 Warrior, AL 8.9 mi
35116 Morris, AL 8.9 mi
35049 Cleveland, AL 9.4 mi
35013 Allgood, AL 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35172?

35172 is in Trafford, Alabama, in Blount County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8452, -86.6953.

What county is 35172 in?

35172 spans 2 counties: Blount County and Jefferson 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 35172?

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

What time zone is 35172 in?

35172 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35172?

About 2,703 people live in ZIP code 35172, in 1,088 households, at 91.8 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 35172?

$39,844 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35172?

The closest are 35097 (5.1 mi), 35133 (5.8 mi), 35091 (6.9 mi), 35079 (7.4 mi) and 35123 (7.9 mi).

Is 35172 a PO Box ZIP code?

35172 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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