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35208

ZIP 35208 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
13,412
Coordinates
33.4972, -86.8791
☼ Live from 35208 — Birmingham, AL

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Where 35208 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35208
  • 🔢 Type 35208 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOZSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,208 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 163. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100110001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35207 (Birmingham, AL, 6 mi away) and 35209 (Birmingham, AL, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35208 becomes 80253, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 64 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02358, 02538, 02835, 03258, 03285, 03582, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83520 in Ahsahka, ID, 1,785 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯781 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35208 and you would come out at 33.50°S, 93.12°E — 1,323 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 3.7 square miles of land, 35208 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,412This ZIP13,412
Households5,659This ZIP5,659
Housing units7,152This ZIP7,152
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$38,561This ZIP$38,561Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$97,100This ZIP$97,100Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,031This ZIP$1,031Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%This ZIP20.1%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density3,650.5 / sq miThis ZIP3,650.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments139This ZIP139
Employees1,322This ZIP1,322
Annual payroll$55,851,000This ZIP$55,851,000
Tax returns filed5,160This ZIP5,160
Total adjusted gross income$173,578,000This ZIP$173,578,000

Land area

Land area3.67 sq miThis ZIP3.67 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 35208

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ZIP codes near 35208

ZIPCityDistance
35218 Birmingham, AL 1.1 mi
35254 Birmingham, AL 1.9 mi
35064 Fairfield, AL 2.8 mi
35204 Birmingham, AL 2.8 mi
35211 Birmingham, AL 2.9 mi
35221 Birmingham, AL 3.5 mi
35228 Birmingham, AL 3.8 mi
35205 Birmingham, AL 4.1 mi
35061 Dolomite, AL 4.2 mi
35203 Birmingham, AL 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35208?

35208 is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4972, -86.8791.

What county is 35208 in?

35208 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 35208?

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

What time zone is 35208 in?

35208 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35208?

About 13,412 people live in ZIP code 35208, in 5,659 households, at 3,650.5 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 35208?

$38,561 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35208?

The closest are 35218 (1.1 mi), 35254 (1.9 mi), 35064 (2.8 mi), 35204 (2.8 mi) and 35211 (2.9 mi).

Is 35208 a PO Box ZIP code?

35208 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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