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35218

ZIP 35218 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
6,981
Coordinates
33.5077, -86.8940
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Where 35218 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35218
  • 🔢 Type 35218 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIZSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,218 = 2 × 17609. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100110010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35217 (Birmingham, AL, 10 mi away) and 35219 (Birmingham, AL, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35218 becomes 81253 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wetmore, CO, 1,066 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12538, 12583, 12835, 12853, 13825, 15238, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83251 in Mackay, ID, 1,617 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯780 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35218 and you would come out at 33.51°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 56m.
  • 📏 At 2.6 square miles of land, 35218 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,981This ZIP6,981
Households2,494This ZIP2,494
Housing units3,443This ZIP3,443
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$30,739This ZIP$30,739Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$92,600This ZIP$92,600Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,002This ZIP$1,002Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.7%This ZIP7.7%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density2,646.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,646.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments90This ZIP90
Employees1,470This ZIP1,470
Annual payroll$70,044,000This ZIP$70,044,000
Tax returns filed2,330This ZIP2,330
Total adjusted gross income$69,108,000This ZIP$69,108,000

Land area

Land area2.64 sq miThis ZIP2.64 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 35218

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ZIP codes near 35218

ZIPCityDistance
35208 Birmingham, AL 1.1 mi
35254 Birmingham, AL 2.4 mi
35064 Fairfield, AL 2.7 mi
35204 Birmingham, AL 3.2 mi
35021 Bessemer, AL 3.3 mi
35219 Birmingham, AL 3.3 mi
35220 Birmingham, AL 3.3 mi
35231 Birmingham, AL 3.3 mi
35232 Birmingham, AL 3.3 mi
35236 Birmingham, AL 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35218?

35218 is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5077, -86.8940.

What county is 35218 in?

35218 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 35218?

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

What time zone is 35218 in?

35218 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35218?

About 6,981 people live in ZIP code 35218, in 2,494 households, at 2,646.3 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 35218?

$30,739 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35218?

The closest are 35208 (1.1 mi), 35254 (2.4 mi), 35064 (2.7 mi), 35204 (3.2 mi) and 35021 (3.3 mi).

Is 35218 a PO Box ZIP code?

35218 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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