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35206

ZIP 35206 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
15,621
Coordinates
33.5703, -86.7131
☼ Live from 35206 — Birmingham, AL

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Where 35206 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35206
  • 🔢 Type 35206 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOZSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,206 = 2 × 29 × 607. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100110000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35205 (Birmingham, AL, 8 mi away) and 35207 (Birmingham, AL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35206 becomes 60253, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02356, 02536, 02563, 02635, 02653, 03256, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02653 in Orleans, MA, 1,074 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯786 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35206 and you would come out at 33.57°S, 93.29°E — 1,314 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 10.1 square miles of land, 35206 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,621This ZIP15,621
Households6,441This ZIP6,441
Housing units7,915This ZIP7,915
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$42,549This ZIP$42,549Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$153,500This ZIP$153,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,024This ZIP$1,024Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min
Population density1,553.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,553.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments187This ZIP187
Employees2,069This ZIP2,069
Annual payroll$74,921,000This ZIP$74,921,000
Tax returns filed6,230This ZIP6,230
Total adjusted gross income$240,075,000This ZIP$240,075,000

Land area

Land area10.05 sq miThis ZIP10.05 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 35206

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ZIP codes near 35206

ZIPCityDistance
35212 Birmingham, AL 2.8 mi
35210 Birmingham, AL 3.2 mi
35217 Birmingham, AL 3.8 mi
35015 Alton, AL 4.4 mi
35222 Birmingham, AL 4.6 mi
35213 Birmingham, AL 4.7 mi
35235 Birmingham, AL 5.0 mi
35215 Birmingham, AL 5.5 mi
35223 Birmingham, AL 5.6 mi
35234 Birmingham, AL 5.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35206?

35206 is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5703, -86.7131.

What county is 35206 in?

35206 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 35206?

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

What time zone is 35206 in?

35206 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35206?

About 15,621 people live in ZIP code 35206, in 6,441 households, at 1,553.9 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 35206?

$42,549 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35206?

The closest are 35212 (2.8 mi), 35210 (3.2 mi), 35217 (3.8 mi), 35015 (4.4 mi) and 35222 (4.6 mi).

Is 35206 a PO Box ZIP code?

35206 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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