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35453

ZIP 35453 is Cottondale, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tuscaloosa
Metro area
Tuscaloosa, AL
Population
12,620
Coordinates
33.1617, -87.3736
☼ Live from 35453 — Cottondale, AL

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Where 35453 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35453
  • 🔢 Type 35453 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EShSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆35453 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,453 = 11 × 11 × 293. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101001111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35452 (Coker, AL, 20 mi away) and 35456 (Duncanville, AL, 7 mi away).
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33455, 33545, 35543, 43535, 43553, 45335, …). The farthest-flung twin is 55433 in Minneapolis, MN, 887 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯773 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35453 and you would come out at 33.16°S, 92.63°E — 1,353 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 90.4 square miles of land, 35453 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,620This ZIP12,620
Households4,776This ZIP4,776
Housing units5,620This ZIP5,620
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$68,533This ZIP$68,533Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$209,900This ZIP$209,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,003This ZIP$1,003Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%This ZIP18.3%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density139.6 / sq miThis ZIP139.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments161This ZIP161
Employees4,638This ZIP4,638
Annual payroll$241,665,000This ZIP$241,665,000
Tax returns filed5,020This ZIP5,020
Total adjusted gross income$291,773,000This ZIP$291,773,000

Land area

Land area90.42 sq miThis ZIP90.42 sq mi
Water area1.07 sq miThis ZIP1.07 sq mi

Other place names in 35453

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ZIP codes near 35453

ZIPCityDistance
35449 Coaling, AL 2.7 mi
35456 Duncanville, AL 7.2 mi
35404 Tuscaloosa, AL 7.3 mi
35490 Vance, AL 8.8 mi
35403 Tuscaloosa, AL 9.4 mi
35405 Tuscaloosa, AL 10.1 mi
35487 Tuscaloosa, AL 10.7 mi
35402 Tuscaloosa, AL 11.0 mi
35407 Tuscaloosa, AL 11.0 mi
35478 Peterson, AL 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35453?

35453 is in Cottondale, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County, part of the Tuscaloosa, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.1617, -87.3736.

What county is 35453 in?

35453 lies in Tuscaloosa County.

What area code is 35453?

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

What time zone is 35453 in?

35453 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35453?

About 12,620 people live in ZIP code 35453, in 4,776 households, at 139.6 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 35453?

$68,533 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35453?

The closest are 35449 (2.7 mi), 35456 (7.2 mi), 35404 (7.3 mi), 35490 (8.8 mi) and 35403 (9.4 mi).

Is 35453 a PO Box ZIP code?

35453 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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