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35473

ZIP 35473 is in Northport, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time. Northport has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 35475 and 35476.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tuscaloosa
Metro area
Tuscaloosa, AL
Population
18,198
Coordinates
33.2693, -87.5855
☼ Live from 35473 — Northport, AL

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Where 35473 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35473
  • 🔢 Type 35473 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELhSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,473 = 19 × 1867. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101010010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35471 (Mc Shan, AL, 29 mi away) and 35474 (Moundville, AL, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35473 becomes 37453, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33475, 33547, 33574, 34753, 37345, 37354, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57433 in Columbia, SD, 1,027 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯759 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35473 and you would come out at 33.27°S, 92.41°E — 1,365 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 57m.
  • 📏 At 25.8 square miles of land, 35473 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,198This ZIP18,198
Households7,990This ZIP7,990
Housing units8,314This ZIP8,314
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$69,657This ZIP$69,657Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$272,800This ZIP$272,800Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$967This ZIP$967Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%This ZIP36.1%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density706.1 / sq miThis ZIP706.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments239This ZIP239
Employees2,122This ZIP2,122
Annual payroll$105,685,000This ZIP$105,685,000
Tax returns filed7,480This ZIP7,480
Total adjusted gross income$529,078,000This ZIP$529,078,000

Land area

Land area25.77 sq miThis ZIP25.77 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Other place names in 35473

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ZIP codes near 35473

ZIPCityDistance
35476 Northport, AL 2.2 mi
35486 Tuscaloosa, AL 4.2 mi
35487 Tuscaloosa, AL 4.4 mi
35403 Tuscaloosa, AL 5.6 mi
35452 Coker, AL 6.0 mi
35401 Tuscaloosa, AL 6.5 mi
35404 Tuscaloosa, AL 7.0 mi
35402 Tuscaloosa, AL 8.1 mi
35407 Tuscaloosa, AL 8.1 mi
35478 Peterson, AL 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35473?

35473 is in Northport, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County, part of the Tuscaloosa, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2693, -87.5855.

What county is 35473 in?

35473 lies in Tuscaloosa County.

What area code is 35473?

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

What time zone is 35473 in?

35473 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35473?

About 18,198 people live in ZIP code 35473, in 7,990 households, at 706.1 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 35473?

$69,657 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35473?

The closest are 35476 (2.2 mi), 35486 (4.2 mi), 35487 (4.4 mi), 35403 (5.6 mi) and 35452 (6 mi).

Is 35473 a PO Box ZIP code?

35473 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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