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35404

ZIP 35404 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
22,445
Coordinates
33.2152, -87.4834
☼ Live from 35404 — Tuscaloosa, AL

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Where 35404 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35404
  • 🔢 Type 35404 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOhSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,404 = 2 × 2 × 53 × 167. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101001001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35403 (Tuscaloosa, AL, 3 mi away) and 35405 (Tuscaloosa, AL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35404 becomes 40453, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03445, 04345, 04354, 04435, 04453, 04543, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34054 in FPO AA, a military post office, 1,947 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯766 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35404 and you would come out at 33.22°S, 92.52°E — 1,359 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 16.7 square miles of land, 35404 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,445This ZIP22,445
Households8,639This ZIP8,639
Housing units11,334This ZIP11,334
Median age29.6This ZIP29.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$48,932This ZIP$48,932Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$197,500This ZIP$197,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,072This ZIP$1,072Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%This ZIP30.3%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density1,347.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,347.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments416This ZIP416
Employees9,362This ZIP9,362
Annual payroll$439,033,000This ZIP$439,033,000
Tax returns filed7,850This ZIP7,850
Total adjusted gross income$378,786,000This ZIP$378,786,000

Land area

Land area16.65 sq miThis ZIP16.65 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Other place names in 35404

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ZIP codes near 35404

ZIPCityDistance
35403 Tuscaloosa, AL 2.6 mi
35487 Tuscaloosa, AL 3.7 mi
35486 Tuscaloosa, AL 5.0 mi
35476 Northport, AL 5.8 mi
35402 Tuscaloosa, AL 6.6 mi
35407 Tuscaloosa, AL 6.6 mi
35478 Peterson, AL 6.6 mi
35482 Samantha, AL 6.6 mi
35473 Northport, AL 7.0 mi
35453 Cottondale, AL 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35404?

35404 is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County, part of the Tuscaloosa, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2152, -87.4834.

What county is 35404 in?

35404 lies in Tuscaloosa County.

What area code is 35404?

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

What time zone is 35404 in?

35404 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35404?

About 22,445 people live in ZIP code 35404, in 8,639 households, at 1,347.7 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 35404?

$48,932 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35404?

The closest are 35403 (2.6 mi), 35487 (3.7 mi), 35486 (5 mi), 35476 (5.8 mi) and 35402 (6.6 mi).

Is 35404 a PO Box ZIP code?

35404 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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