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35213

ZIP 35213 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
15,603
Coordinates
33.5067, -86.7443
☼ Live from 35213 — Birmingham, AL

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Where 35213 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35213
  • 🔢 Type 35213 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EIZSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,213 = 23 × 1531. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100110001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35212 (Birmingham, AL, 3 mi away) and 35214 (Birmingham, AL, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35213 becomes 31253, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12533, 13235, 13325, 13352, 15233, 15323, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13352 in Hinckley, NY, 923 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯787 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35213 and you would come out at 33.51°S, 93.26°E — 1,316 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 6.3 square miles of land, 35213 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,603This ZIP15,603
Households6,621This ZIP6,621
Housing units6,909This ZIP6,909
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$159,824This ZIP$159,824Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$789,800This ZIP$789,800Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,795This ZIP$1,795Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher86.8%This ZIP86.8%
Mean commute17.3 minThis ZIP17.3 min
Population density2,468.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,468.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments360This ZIP360
Employees6,088This ZIP6,088
Annual payroll$327,567,000This ZIP$327,567,000
Tax returns filed7,030This ZIP7,030
Total adjusted gross income$2,626,099,000This ZIP$2,626,099,000

Land area

Land area6.32 sq miThis ZIP6.32 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 35213

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ZIP codes near 35213

ZIPCityDistance
35223 Birmingham, AL 1.2 mi
35222 Birmingham, AL 1.9 mi
35212 Birmingham, AL 2.9 mi
35233 Birmingham, AL 3.3 mi
35249 Birmingham, AL 3.4 mi
35270 Birmingham, AL 3.5 mi
35201 Birmingham, AL 3.5 mi
35202 Birmingham, AL 3.5 mi
35237 Birmingham, AL 3.5 mi
35246 Birmingham, AL 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35213?

35213 is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5067, -86.7443.

What county is 35213 in?

35213 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 35213?

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

What time zone is 35213 in?

35213 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35213?

About 15,603 people live in ZIP code 35213, in 6,621 households, at 2,468.8 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 35213?

$159,824 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35213?

The closest are 35223 (1.2 mi), 35222 (1.9 mi), 35212 (2.9 mi), 35233 (3.3 mi) and 35249 (3.4 mi).

Is 35213 a PO Box ZIP code?

35213 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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