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35178

ZIP 35178 is Vincent, Alabama, mostly in Shelby County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shelby +1 more
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
3,078
Coordinates
33.4159, -86.4118
☼ Live from 35178 — Vincent, AL

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Where 35178 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35178
  • 🔢 Type 35178 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLISE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,178 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 13 × 41. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100101101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35176 (Vandiver, AL, 7 mi away) and 35179 (Vinemont, AL, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35178 becomes 87153 — and that is a real ZIP code: Albuquerque, NM, 1,161 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13758, 15378, 15738, 15783, 17358, 17538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83715 in Boise, ID, 1,745 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯806 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35178 and you would come out at 33.42°S, 93.59°E — 1,297 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 57.6 square miles of land, 35178 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,078This ZIP3,078
Households1,191This ZIP1,191
Housing units1,588This ZIP1,588
Median age50.4This ZIP50.4Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$55,299This ZIP$55,299Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$148,700This ZIP$148,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$866This ZIP$866Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density53.5 / sq miThis ZIP53.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees263This ZIP263
Annual payroll$8,401,000This ZIP$8,401,000
Tax returns filed1,670This ZIP1,670
Total adjusted gross income$97,865,000This ZIP$97,865,000

Land area

Land area57.56 sq miThis ZIP57.56 sq mi
Water area1.37 sq miThis ZIP1.37 sq mi

Counties 35178 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Shelby County 78.8%
St. Clair County 21.2%

Other place names in 35178

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ZIP codes near 35178

ZIPCityDistance
35078 Harpersville, AL 6.6 mi
35147 Sterrett, AL 6.9 mi
35176 Vandiver, AL 6.9 mi
35054 Cropwell, AL 7.3 mi
35185 Westover, AL 8.7 mi
35014 Alpine, AL 9.6 mi
35128 Pell City, AL 10.3 mi
35044 Childersburg, AL 10.6 mi
35094 Leeds, AL 11.4 mi
35032 Bon Air, AL 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35178?

35178 is in Vincent, Alabama, in Shelby County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4159, -86.4118.

What county is 35178 in?

35178 spans 2 counties: Shelby County and St. Clair County. Most of it falls in Shelby 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 35178?

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

What time zone is 35178 in?

35178 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35178?

About 3,078 people live in ZIP code 35178, in 1,191 households, at 53.5 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 35178?

$55,299 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35178?

The closest are 35078 (6.6 mi), 35147 (6.9 mi), 35176 (6.9 mi), 35054 (7.3 mi) and 35185 (8.7 mi).

Is 35178 a PO Box ZIP code?

35178 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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