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35228

ZIP 35228 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
10,216
Coordinates
33.4560, -86.9216
☼ Live from 35228 — Birmingham, AL

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Where 35228 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35228
  • 🔢 Type 35228 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZZSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,228 = 2 × 2 × 8807. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100110011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35226 (Birmingham, AL, 6 mi away) and 35229 (Birmingham, AL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35228 becomes 82253, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22538, 22835, 22853, 23285, 25328, 25823, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83522 in Cottonwood, ID, 1,777 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯781 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35228 and you would come out at 33.46°S, 93.08°E — 1,326 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 4.4 square miles of land, 35228 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,216This ZIP10,216
Households3,969This ZIP3,969
Housing units4,789This ZIP4,789
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$50,815This ZIP$50,815Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$93,700This ZIP$93,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,128This ZIP$1,128Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%This ZIP20.5%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density2,340.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,340.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments89This ZIP89
Employees813This ZIP813
Annual payroll$28,389,000This ZIP$28,389,000
Tax returns filed4,010This ZIP4,010
Total adjusted gross income$134,855,000This ZIP$134,855,000

Land area

Land area4.37 sq miThis ZIP4.37 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 35228

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ZIP codes near 35228

ZIPCityDistance
35288 Birmingham, AL 0.8 mi
35064 Fairfield, AL 1.3 mi
35221 Birmingham, AL 1.4 mi
35061 Dolomite, AL 2.0 mi
35211 Birmingham, AL 3.1 mi
35208 Birmingham, AL 3.8 mi
35218 Birmingham, AL 3.9 mi
35127 Pleasant Grove, AL 4.0 mi
35020 Bessemer, AL 4.0 mi
35142 Shannon, AL 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35228?

35228 is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4560, -86.9216.

What county is 35228 in?

35228 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 35228?

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

What time zone is 35228 in?

35228 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35228?

About 10,216 people live in ZIP code 35228, in 3,969 households, at 2,340.4 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 35228?

$50,815 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35228?

The closest are 35288 (0.8 mi), 35064 (1.3 mi), 35221 (1.4 mi), 35061 (2 mi) and 35211 (3.1 mi).

Is 35228 a PO Box ZIP code?

35228 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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