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35480

ZIP 35480 is Ralph, Alabama, mostly in Tuscaloosa County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tuscaloosa +1 more
Metro area
Tuscaloosa, AL
Population
1,879
Coordinates
33.0979, -87.7991
☼ Live from 35480 — Ralph, AL

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Where 35480 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35480
  • 🔢 Type 35480 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBhSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,480 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 887. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35478 (Peterson, AL, 25 mi away) and 35481 (Reform, AL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35480 becomes 08453, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03458, 03584, 03845, 03854, 04358, 04538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83540 in Lapwai, ID, 1,777 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯757 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35480 and you would come out at 33.10°S, 92.20°E — 1,378 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 61.0 square miles of land, 35480 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,879This ZIP1,879
Households576This ZIP576
Housing units635This ZIP635
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$88,200This ZIP$88,200Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$251,500This ZIP$251,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%This ZIP15.3%
Mean commute33.8 minThis ZIP33.8 min
Population density30.8 / sq miThis ZIP30.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees41This ZIP41
Annual payroll$1,553,000This ZIP$1,553,000
Tax returns filed750This ZIP750
Total adjusted gross income$51,932,000This ZIP$51,932,000

Land area

Land area61.03 sq miThis ZIP61.03 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Counties 35480 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Tuscaloosa County 72.8%
Greene County 27.2%

ZIP codes near 35480

ZIPCityDistance
35469 Knoxville, AL 6.5 mi
35463 Fosters, AL 7.4 mi
35446 Buhl, AL 8.2 mi
35401 Tuscaloosa, AL 12.0 mi
35466 Gordo, AL 12.5 mi
35462 Eutaw, AL 14.0 mi
35452 Coker, AL 14.1 mi
35457 Echola, AL 14.3 mi
35405 Tuscaloosa, AL 15.0 mi
35486 Tuscaloosa, AL 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35480?

35480 is in Ralph, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County, part of the Tuscaloosa, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.0979, -87.7991.

What county is 35480 in?

35480 spans 2 counties: Tuscaloosa County and Greene County. Most of it falls in Tuscaloosa County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 35480?

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

What time zone is 35480 in?

35480 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35480?

About 1,879 people live in ZIP code 35480, in 576 households, at 30.8 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 35480?

$88,200 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35480?

The closest are 35469 (6.5 mi), 35463 (7.4 mi), 35446 (8.2 mi), 35401 (12 mi) and 35466 (12.5 mi).

Is 35480 a PO Box ZIP code?

35480 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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