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35204

ZIP 35204 is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time. Birmingham has 62 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jefferson
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
8,953
Coordinates
33.5220, -86.8407
☼ Live from 35204 — Birmingham, AL

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Where 35204 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35204
  • 🔢 Type 35204 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOZSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,204 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 677. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100110000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35203 (Birmingham, AL, 2 mi away) and 35205 (Birmingham, AL, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35204 becomes 40253 — and that is a real ZIP code: Louisville, KY, 329 miles away.
  • 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02345, 02453, 02534, 02543, 03245, 03254, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04352 in Mount Vernon, ME, 1,176 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯782 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35204 and you would come out at 33.52°S, 93.16°E — 1,321 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 5.0 square miles of land, 35204 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,953This ZIP8,953
Households4,159This ZIP4,159
Housing units5,388This ZIP5,388
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$35,420This ZIP$35,420Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$89,300This ZIP$89,300Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$751This ZIP$751Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%This ZIP16.4%
Mean commute19.7 minThis ZIP19.7 min
Population density1,780.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,780.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments168This ZIP168
Employees3,831This ZIP3,831
Annual payroll$153,036,000This ZIP$153,036,000
Tax returns filed3,190This ZIP3,190
Total adjusted gross income$97,701,000This ZIP$97,701,000

Land area

Land area5.03 sq miThis ZIP5.03 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 35204

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ZIP codes near 35204

ZIPCityDistance
35254 Birmingham, AL 0.9 mi
35203 Birmingham, AL 1.8 mi
35201 Birmingham, AL 2.2 mi
35202 Birmingham, AL 2.2 mi
35237 Birmingham, AL 2.2 mi
35246 Birmingham, AL 2.2 mi
35283 Birmingham, AL 2.2 mi
35287 Birmingham, AL 2.2 mi
35291 Birmingham, AL 2.2 mi
35292 Birmingham, AL 2.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35204?

35204 is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5220, -86.8407.

What county is 35204 in?

35204 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 35204?

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

What time zone is 35204 in?

35204 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35204?

About 8,953 people live in ZIP code 35204, in 4,159 households, at 1,780.3 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 35204?

$35,420 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35204?

The closest are 35254 (0.9 mi), 35203 (1.8 mi), 35201 (2.2 mi), 35202 (2.2 mi) and 35237 (2.2 mi).

Is 35204 a PO Box ZIP code?

35204 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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