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35224

ZIP 35224 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
4,739
Coordinates
33.5277, -86.9452
☼ Live from 35224 — Birmingham, AL

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Where 35224 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35224
  • 🔢 Type 35224 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZZSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,224 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 17 × 37. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100110011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35223 (Birmingham, AL, 12 mi away) and 35226 (Birmingham, AL, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35224 becomes 42253, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22435, 22534, 23452, 24325, 24352, 24523, …). The farthest-flung twin is 54232 in Saint Nazianz, WI, 726 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯777 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35224 and you would come out at 33.53°S, 93.05°E — 1,327 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 16.2 square miles of land, 35224 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,739This ZIP4,739
Households1,854This ZIP1,854
Housing units2,729This ZIP2,729
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$42,639This ZIP$42,639Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$80,000This ZIP$80,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,073This ZIP$1,073Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%This ZIP9.9%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density292.8 / sq miThis ZIP292.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees508This ZIP508
Annual payroll$22,836,000This ZIP$22,836,000
Tax returns filed2,050This ZIP2,050
Total adjusted gross income$71,011,000This ZIP$71,011,000

Land area

Land area16.19 sq miThis ZIP16.19 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 35224

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

ZIP codes near 35224

ZIPCityDistance
35021 Bessemer, AL 1.5 mi
35219 Birmingham, AL 1.5 mi
35220 Birmingham, AL 1.5 mi
35231 Birmingham, AL 1.5 mi
35232 Birmingham, AL 1.5 mi
35236 Birmingham, AL 1.5 mi
35238 Birmingham, AL 1.5 mi
35253 Birmingham, AL 1.5 mi
35255 Birmingham, AL 1.5 mi
35259 Birmingham, AL 1.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35224?

35224 is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5277, -86.9452.

What county is 35224 in?

35224 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 35224?

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

What time zone is 35224 in?

35224 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35224?

About 4,739 people live in ZIP code 35224, in 1,854 households, at 292.8 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 35224?

$42,639 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35224?

The closest are 35021 (1.5 mi), 35219 (1.5 mi), 35220 (1.5 mi), 35231 (1.5 mi) and 35232 (1.5 mi).

Is 35224 a PO Box ZIP code?

35224 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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