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35233

ZIP 35233 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
3,570
Coordinates
33.5092, -86.8014
☼ Live from 35233 — Birmingham, AL

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Where 35233 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35233
  • 🔢 Type 35233 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEZSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,233 = 11 × 3203. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100110100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35232 (Birmingham, AL, 8 mi away) and 35234 (Birmingham, AL, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35233 becomes 33253, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25333, 32335, 32353, 32533, 33325, 33523, …). The farthest-flung twin is 53233 in Milwaukee, WI, 661 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯784 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35233 and you would come out at 33.51°S, 93.20°E — 1,319 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 35233 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,570This ZIP3,570
Households2,585This ZIP2,585
Housing units2,921This ZIP2,921
Median age27.5This ZIP27.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$60,336This ZIP$60,336Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$338,600This ZIP$338,600Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,638This ZIP$1,638Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher79.0%This ZIP79.0%
Mean commute12.3 minThis ZIP12.3 min
Population density2,344.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,344.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments569This ZIP569
Employees36,512This ZIP36,512
Annual payroll$3,052,282,000This ZIP$3,052,282,000
Tax returns filed1,300This ZIP1,300
Total adjusted gross income$106,957,000This ZIP$106,957,000

Land area

Land area1.52 sq miThis ZIP1.52 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 35233

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

ZIP codes near 35233

ZIPCityDistance
35249 Birmingham, AL 0.2 mi
35270 Birmingham, AL 0.8 mi
35201 Birmingham, AL 0.8 mi
35202 Birmingham, AL 0.8 mi
35237 Birmingham, AL 0.8 mi
35246 Birmingham, AL 0.8 mi
35283 Birmingham, AL 0.8 mi
35287 Birmingham, AL 0.8 mi
35291 Birmingham, AL 0.8 mi
35292 Birmingham, AL 0.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35233?

35233 is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5092, -86.8014.

What county is 35233 in?

35233 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 35233?

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

What time zone is 35233 in?

35233 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35233?

About 3,570 people live in ZIP code 35233, in 2,585 households, at 2,344.1 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 35233?

$60,336 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35233?

The closest are 35249 (0.2 mi), 35270 (0.8 mi), 35201 (0.8 mi), 35202 (0.8 mi) and 35237 (0.8 mi).

Is 35233 a PO Box ZIP code?

35233 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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