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35243

ZIP 35243 is in Birmingham, Alabama, mostly 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 +1 more
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
18,176
Coordinates
33.4410, -86.7415
☼ Live from 35243 — Birmingham, AL

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Where 35243 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35243
  • 🔢 Type 35243 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhZSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,243 = 13 × 2711. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000100110101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35242 (Birmingham, AL, 4 mi away) and 35244 (Birmingham, AL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35243 becomes 34253, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23345, 23354, 23435, 23453, 24533, 25334, …). The farthest-flung twin is 23345 in Davis Wharf, VA, 673 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯790 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35243 and you would come out at 33.44°S, 93.26°E — 1,316 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 12.5 square miles of land, 35243 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,176This ZIP18,176
Households8,825This ZIP8,825
Housing units10,186This ZIP10,186
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$99,645This ZIP$99,645Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$538,400This ZIP$538,400Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,683This ZIP$1,683Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher72.4%This ZIP72.4%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density1,450.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,450.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,122This ZIP1,122
Employees24,309This ZIP24,309
Annual payroll$1,890,219,000This ZIP$1,890,219,000
Tax returns filed10,140This ZIP10,140
Total adjusted gross income$1,931,567,000This ZIP$1,931,567,000

Land area

Land area12.53 sq miThis ZIP12.53 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 35243 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 98.0%
Shelby County 2.0%

Other place names in 35243

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ZIP codes near 35243

ZIPCityDistance
35216 Birmingham, AL 3.1 mi
35229 Birmingham, AL 3.4 mi
35223 Birmingham, AL 3.5 mi
35242 Birmingham, AL 4.2 mi
35209 Birmingham, AL 4.3 mi
35213 Birmingham, AL 4.5 mi
35205 Birmingham, AL 5.4 mi
35249 Birmingham, AL 5.8 mi
35233 Birmingham, AL 5.8 mi
35222 Birmingham, AL 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35243?

35243 is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4410, -86.7415.

What county is 35243 in?

35243 spans 2 counties: Jefferson County and Shelby County. Most of it falls in Jefferson County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 35243?

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

What time zone is 35243 in?

35243 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35243?

About 18,176 people live in ZIP code 35243, in 8,825 households, at 1,450.5 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 35243?

$99,645 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35243?

The closest are 35216 (3.1 mi), 35229 (3.4 mi), 35223 (3.5 mi), 35242 (4.2 mi) and 35209 (4.3 mi).

Is 35243 a PO Box ZIP code?

35243 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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