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35401

ZIP 35401 is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time. Tuscaloosa has 9 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tuscaloosa
Metro area
Tuscaloosa, AL
Population
43,459
Coordinates
33.1791, -87.6153
☼ Live from 35401 — Tuscaloosa, AL

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Where 35401 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35401
  • 🔢 Type 35401 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOhSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 35401 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101001001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35298 (Birmingham, AL, 47 mi away) and 35402 (Tuscaloosa, AL, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35401 becomes 10453 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bronx, NY, 922 miles away.
  • 👥 64 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01354, 01453, 01534, 01543, 03451, 04351, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34051 in FPO AA, a military post office, 1,708 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯762 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35401 and you would come out at 33.18°S, 92.38°E — 1,367 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 40.1 square miles of land, 35401 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,459This ZIP43,459
Households14,212This ZIP14,212
Housing units19,519This ZIP19,519
Median age21.8This ZIP21.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$29,152This ZIP$29,152Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$144,500This ZIP$144,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$951This ZIP$951Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%This ZIP28.0%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density1,083.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,083.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,107This ZIP1,107
Employees23,977This ZIP23,977
Annual payroll$1,339,683,000This ZIP$1,339,683,000
Tax returns filed9,350This ZIP9,350
Total adjusted gross income$396,627,000This ZIP$396,627,000

Land area

Land area40.11 sq miThis ZIP40.11 sq mi
Water area1.45 sq miThis ZIP1.45 sq mi

Other place names in 35401

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ZIP codes near 35401

ZIPCityDistance
35486 Tuscaloosa, AL 3.4 mi
35476 Northport, AL 4.5 mi
35487 Tuscaloosa, AL 4.6 mi
35403 Tuscaloosa, AL 5.4 mi
35405 Tuscaloosa, AL 5.9 mi
35473 Northport, AL 6.5 mi
35404 Tuscaloosa, AL 8.0 mi
35446 Buhl, AL 8.0 mi
35452 Coker, AL 8.2 mi
35463 Fosters, AL 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35401?

35401 is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County, part of the Tuscaloosa, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1791, -87.6153.

What county is 35401 in?

35401 lies in Tuscaloosa County.

What area code is 35401?

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

What time zone is 35401 in?

35401 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35401?

About 43,459 people live in ZIP code 35401, in 14,212 households, at 1,083.6 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 35401?

$29,152 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35401?

The closest are 35486 (3.4 mi), 35476 (4.5 mi), 35487 (4.6 mi), 35403 (5.4 mi) and 35405 (5.9 mi).

Is 35401 a PO Box ZIP code?

35401 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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