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35186

ZIP 35186 is Wilsonville, Alabama, in Shelby County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Shelby
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
5,191
Coordinates
33.2567, -86.5103
☼ Live from 35186 — Wilsonville, AL

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Where 35186 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35186
  • 🔢 Type 35186 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBISE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,186 = 2 × 73 × 241. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100101110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35185 (Westover, AL, 7 mi away) and 35187 (Wilton, AL, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35186 becomes 68153, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13658, 13685, 13856, 13865, 15368, 15638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83651 in Nampa, ID, 1,767 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯808 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35186 and you would come out at 33.26°S, 93.49°E — 1,303 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 55.1 square miles of land, 35186 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,191This ZIP5,191
Households1,975This ZIP1,975
Housing units2,140This ZIP2,140
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$102,615This ZIP$102,615Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$304,300This ZIP$304,300Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,283This ZIP$1,283Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%This ZIP24.5%
Mean commute36.0 minThis ZIP36.0 min
Population density94.3 / sq miThis ZIP94.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments61This ZIP61
Employees615This ZIP615
Annual payroll$57,253,000This ZIP$57,253,000
Tax returns filed2,280This ZIP2,280
Total adjusted gross income$213,295,000This ZIP$213,295,000

Land area

Land area55.06 sq miThis ZIP55.06 sq mi
Water area2.87 sq miThis ZIP2.87 sq mi

Other place names in 35186

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ZIP codes near 35186

ZIPCityDistance
35051 Columbiana, AL 5.8 mi
35078 Harpersville, AL 6.0 mi
35185 Westover, AL 6.6 mi
35044 Childersburg, AL 8.3 mi
35043 Chelsea, AL 9.6 mi
35032 Bon Air, AL 10.2 mi
35147 Sterrett, AL 11.1 mi
35143 Shelby, AL 11.8 mi
35178 Vincent, AL 12.4 mi
35151 Sylacauga, AL 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35186?

35186 is in Wilsonville, Alabama, in Shelby County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2567, -86.5103.

What county is 35186 in?

35186 lies in Shelby County.

What time zone is 35186 in?

35186 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35186?

About 5,191 people live in ZIP code 35186, in 1,975 households, at 94.3 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 35186?

$102,615 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35186?

The closest are 35051 (5.8 mi), 35078 (6 mi), 35185 (6.6 mi), 35044 (8.3 mi) and 35043 (9.6 mi).

Is 35186 a PO Box ZIP code?

35186 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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