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35215

ZIP 35215 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
43,903
Coordinates
33.6499, -86.7038
☼ Live from 35215 — Birmingham, AL

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Where 35215 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35215
  • 🔢 Type 35215 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIZSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,215 = 5 × 7043. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100110001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35214 (Birmingham, AL, 12 mi away) and 35216 (Birmingham, AL, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35215 becomes 51253, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12553, 15235, 15253, 15325, 15352, 15532, …). The farthest-flung twin is 55321 in Cokato, MN, 885 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯783 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35215 and you would come out at 33.65°S, 93.30°E — 1,313 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 28.3 square miles of land, 35215 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,903This ZIP43,903
Households17,045This ZIP17,045
Housing units19,882This ZIP19,882
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$52,793This ZIP$52,793Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$157,300This ZIP$157,300Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,148This ZIP$1,148Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%This ZIP19.0%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density1,552.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,552.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments432This ZIP432
Employees7,770This ZIP7,770
Annual payroll$379,672,000This ZIP$379,672,000
Tax returns filed19,630This ZIP19,630
Total adjusted gross income$767,260,000This ZIP$767,260,000

Land area

Land area28.27 sq miThis ZIP28.27 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 35215

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 35215

ZIPCityDistance
35235 Birmingham, AL 4.1 mi
35119 New Castle, AL 4.4 mi
35217 Birmingham, AL 4.5 mi
35206 Birmingham, AL 5.5 mi
35015 Alton, AL 6.2 mi
35126 Pinson, AL 6.3 mi
35116 Morris, AL 6.7 mi
35123 Palmerdale, AL 7.0 mi
35048 Clay, AL 7.0 mi
35212 Birmingham, AL 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35215?

35215 is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6499, -86.7038.

What county is 35215 in?

35215 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 35215?

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

What time zone is 35215 in?

35215 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35215?

About 43,903 people live in ZIP code 35215, in 17,045 households, at 1,552.8 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 35215?

$52,793 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35215?

The closest are 35235 (4.1 mi), 35119 (4.4 mi), 35217 (4.5 mi), 35206 (5.5 mi) and 35015 (6.2 mi).

Is 35215 a PO Box ZIP code?

35215 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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