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35209

ZIP 35209 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
32,734
Coordinates
33.4653, -86.8110
☼ Live from 35209 — Birmingham, AL

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Where 35209 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35209
  • 🔢 Type 35209 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOZSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,209 = 137 × 257. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100110001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35208 (Birmingham, AL, 4 mi away) and 35210 (Birmingham, AL, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35209 becomes 90253, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02359, 02539, 03259, 03592, 09235, 09352, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09352 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,814 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 35209 and you would come out at 33.47°S, 93.19°E — 1,320 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 9.6 square miles of land, 35209 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,734This ZIP32,734
Households13,175This ZIP13,175
Housing units15,205This ZIP15,205
Median age34.1This ZIP34.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$71,439This ZIP$71,439Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$504,600This ZIP$504,600Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,318This ZIP$1,318Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.9%This ZIP56.9%
Mean commute17.4 minThis ZIP17.4 min
Population density3,413.0 / sq miThis ZIP3,413.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,848This ZIP1,848
Employees39,607This ZIP39,607
Annual payroll$2,638,748,000This ZIP$2,638,748,000
Tax returns filed11,460This ZIP11,460
Total adjusted gross income$1,627,295,000This ZIP$1,627,295,000

Land area

Land area9.59 sq miThis ZIP9.59 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 35209

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ZIP codes near 35209

ZIPCityDistance
35229 Birmingham, AL 1.0 mi
35205 Birmingham, AL 2.1 mi
35249 Birmingham, AL 2.9 mi
35233 Birmingham, AL 3.1 mi
35211 Birmingham, AL 3.4 mi
35216 Birmingham, AL 3.4 mi
35203 Birmingham, AL 3.7 mi
35270 Birmingham, AL 3.9 mi
35201 Birmingham, AL 3.9 mi
35202 Birmingham, AL 3.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35209?

35209 is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4653, -86.8110.

What county is 35209 in?

35209 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 35209?

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

What time zone is 35209 in?

35209 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35209?

About 32,734 people live in ZIP code 35209, in 13,175 households, at 3,413.0 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 35209?

$71,439 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35209?

The closest are 35229 (1 mi), 35205 (2.1 mi), 35249 (2.9 mi), 35233 (3.1 mi) and 35211 (3.4 mi).

Is 35209 a PO Box ZIP code?

35209 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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