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35214

ZIP 35214 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
17,027
Coordinates
33.5709, -86.8923
☼ Live from 35214 — Birmingham, AL

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Where 35214 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35214
  • 🔢 Type 35214 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIZSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,214 = 2 × 3 × 5869. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100110001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35213 (Birmingham, AL, 10 mi away) and 35215 (Birmingham, AL, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35214 becomes 41253, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12345, 12435, 12453, 12534, 12543, 13425, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12345 in Schenectady, NY, 948 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯777 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35214 and you would come out at 33.57°S, 93.11°E — 1,324 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 24.8 square miles of land, 35214 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,027This ZIP17,027
Households7,131This ZIP7,131
Housing units8,172This ZIP8,172
Median age44.9This ZIP44.9Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$56,383This ZIP$56,383Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$164,500This ZIP$164,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,068This ZIP$1,068Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%This ZIP24.0%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density686.2 / sq miThis ZIP686.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments232This ZIP232
Employees3,756This ZIP3,756
Annual payroll$178,309,000This ZIP$178,309,000
Tax returns filed7,980This ZIP7,980
Total adjusted gross income$359,392,000This ZIP$359,392,000

Land area

Land area24.81 sq miThis ZIP24.81 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 35214

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ZIP codes near 35214

ZIPCityDistance
35060 Docena, AL 2.3 mi
35021 Bessemer, AL 2.8 mi
35219 Birmingham, AL 2.8 mi
35220 Birmingham, AL 2.8 mi
35231 Birmingham, AL 2.8 mi
35232 Birmingham, AL 2.8 mi
35236 Birmingham, AL 2.8 mi
35238 Birmingham, AL 2.8 mi
35253 Birmingham, AL 2.8 mi
35255 Birmingham, AL 2.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35214?

35214 is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5709, -86.8923.

What county is 35214 in?

35214 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 35214?

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

What time zone is 35214 in?

35214 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35214?

About 17,027 people live in ZIP code 35214, in 7,131 households, at 686.2 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 35214?

$56,383 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35214?

The closest are 35060 (2.3 mi), 35021 (2.8 mi), 35219 (2.8 mi), 35220 (2.8 mi) and 35231 (2.8 mi).

Is 35214 a PO Box ZIP code?

35214 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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