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35173

ZIP 35173 is Trussville, 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
31,603
Coordinates
33.6552, -86.5632
☼ Live from 35173 — Trussville, AL

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Where 35173 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35173
  • 🔢 Type 35173 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELISE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,173 = 17 × 2069. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100101100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35172 (Trafford, AL, 15 mi away) and 35175 (Union Grove, AL, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35173 becomes 37153 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rockvale, TN, 146 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13357, 13753, 15337, 15733, 17335, 17353, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57313 in Armour, SD, 921 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯789 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35173 and you would come out at 33.66°S, 93.44°E — 1,305 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 64.6 square miles of land, 35173 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,603This ZIP31,603
Households11,364This ZIP11,364
Housing units11,880This ZIP11,880
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$117,105This ZIP$117,105Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$345,300This ZIP$345,300Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,237This ZIP$1,237Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.0%This ZIP41.0%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density489.6 / sq miThis ZIP489.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments628This ZIP628
Employees7,699This ZIP7,699
Annual payroll$390,066,000This ZIP$390,066,000
Tax returns filed14,290This ZIP14,290
Total adjusted gross income$1,527,784,000This ZIP$1,527,784,000

Land area

Land area64.55 sq miThis ZIP64.55 sq mi
Water area1.08 sq miThis ZIP1.08 sq mi

Counties 35173 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 76.1%
St. Clair County 23.9%

Other place names in 35173

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ZIP codes near 35173

ZIPCityDistance
35048 Clay, AL 3.9 mi
35004 Moody, AL 5.4 mi
35235 Birmingham, AL 5.5 mi
35112 Margaret, AL 5.8 mi
35015 Alton, AL 6.8 mi
35126 Pinson, AL 7.4 mi
35123 Palmerdale, AL 7.5 mi
35215 Birmingham, AL 8.1 mi
35120 Odenville, AL 8.2 mi
35094 Leeds, AL 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35173?

35173 is in Trussville, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6552, -86.5632.

What county is 35173 in?

35173 spans 2 counties: Jefferson County and St. Clair 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 35173?

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

What time zone is 35173 in?

35173 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35173?

About 31,603 people live in ZIP code 35173, in 11,364 households, at 489.6 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 35173?

$117,105 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35173?

The closest are 35048 (3.9 mi), 35004 (5.4 mi), 35235 (5.5 mi), 35112 (5.8 mi) and 35015 (6.8 mi).

Is 35173 a PO Box ZIP code?

35173 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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