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35235

ZIP 35235 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
20,526
Coordinates
33.6153, -86.6454
☼ Live from 35235 — Birmingham, AL

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Where 35235 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35235
  • 🔢 Type 35235 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEZSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,235 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 29. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100110100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35234 (Birmingham, AL, 10 mi away) and 35236 (Birmingham, AL, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35235 becomes 53253, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25335, 32355, 32535, 33255, 33525, 35253, …). The farthest-flung twin is 55332 in Fairfax, MN, 868 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯787 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35235 and you would come out at 33.62°S, 93.35°E — 1,310 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 13.5 square miles of land, 35235 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,526This ZIP20,526
Households8,297This ZIP8,297
Housing units9,308This ZIP9,308
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$63,295This ZIP$63,295Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$194,500This ZIP$194,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,404This ZIP$1,404Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%This ZIP29.1%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density1,521.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,521.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments533This ZIP533
Employees9,771This ZIP9,771
Annual payroll$502,499,000This ZIP$502,499,000
Tax returns filed9,150This ZIP9,150
Total adjusted gross income$440,260,000This ZIP$440,260,000

Land area

Land area13.49 sq miThis ZIP13.49 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 35235

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ZIP codes near 35235

ZIPCityDistance
35015 Alton, AL 2.5 mi
35215 Birmingham, AL 4.1 mi
35206 Birmingham, AL 5.0 mi
35210 Birmingham, AL 5.3 mi
35173 Trussville, AL 5.5 mi
35048 Clay, AL 6.6 mi
35217 Birmingham, AL 6.8 mi
35212 Birmingham, AL 7.7 mi
35119 New Castle, AL 7.8 mi
35126 Pinson, AL 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35235?

35235 is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6153, -86.6454.

What county is 35235 in?

35235 lies in Jefferson County.

What area code is 35235?

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

What time zone is 35235 in?

35235 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35235?

About 20,526 people live in ZIP code 35235, in 8,297 households, at 1,521.3 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 35235?

$63,295 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35235?

The closest are 35015 (2.5 mi), 35215 (4.1 mi), 35206 (5 mi), 35210 (5.3 mi) and 35173 (5.5 mi).

Is 35235 a PO Box ZIP code?

35235 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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