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35405

ZIP 35405 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
49,420
Coordinates
33.1202, -87.5413
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Where 35405 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35405
  • 🔢 Type 35405 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOhSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,405 = 5 × 73 × 97. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101001001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35404 (Tuscaloosa, AL, 7 mi away) and 35406 (Tuscaloosa, AL, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35405 becomes 50453 — and that is a real ZIP code: Leland, IA, 781 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03455, 04355, 04535, 04553, 05345, 05354, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04553 in Newcastle, ME, 1,225 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯768 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35405 and you would come out at 33.12°S, 92.46°E — 1,363 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 52.9 square miles of land, 35405 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population49,420This ZIP49,420
Households20,701This ZIP20,701
Housing units22,891This ZIP22,891
Median age35.3This ZIP35.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$62,301This ZIP$62,301Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$234,000This ZIP$234,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,061This ZIP$1,061Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%This ZIP30.3%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density934.4 / sq miThis ZIP934.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments704This ZIP704
Employees9,210This ZIP9,210
Annual payroll$369,795,000This ZIP$369,795,000
Tax returns filed18,780This ZIP18,780
Total adjusted gross income$1,090,289,000This ZIP$1,090,289,000

Land area

Land area52.89 sq miThis ZIP52.89 sq mi
Water area1.21 sq miThis ZIP1.21 sq mi

Other place names in 35405

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ZIP codes near 35405

ZIPCityDistance
35403 Tuscaloosa, AL 5.9 mi
35401 Tuscaloosa, AL 5.9 mi
35486 Tuscaloosa, AL 6.4 mi
35487 Tuscaloosa, AL 6.5 mi
35404 Tuscaloosa, AL 7.4 mi
35456 Duncanville, AL 8.3 mi
35476 Northport, AL 8.4 mi
35463 Fosters, AL 9.3 mi
35453 Cottondale, AL 10.1 mi
35473 Northport, AL 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35405?

35405 is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County, part of the Tuscaloosa, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1202, -87.5413.

What county is 35405 in?

35405 lies in Tuscaloosa County.

What area code is 35405?

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

What time zone is 35405 in?

35405 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35405?

About 49,420 people live in ZIP code 35405, in 20,701 households, at 934.4 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 35405?

$62,301 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35405?

The closest are 35403 (5.9 mi), 35401 (5.9 mi), 35486 (6.4 mi), 35487 (6.5 mi) and 35404 (7.4 mi).

Is 35405 a PO Box ZIP code?

35405 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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