35487
ZIP 35487 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
- 1,950
- Coordinates
- 33.2138, -87.5476
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Where 35487 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 35487 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBhSE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 35,487 = 3 × 3 × 3943. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000101010011111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35486 (Tuscaloosa, AL, 1 mi away) and 35490 (Vance, AL, 18 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 35487 becomes 78453, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34758, 34785, 35478, 35748, 37845, 37854, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83547 in Pollock, ID, 1,739 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
- 🎯763 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35487 and you would come out at 33.21°S, 92.45°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 57m.
- 📏 At 0.121 square miles of land, 35487 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 59 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,950This ZIP1,950 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.6This ZIP19.6Alabama39.3US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 7.4 minThis ZIP7.4 min |
| Population density | 16,115.7 / sq miThis ZIP16,115.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 14This ZIP14 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 494This ZIP494 |
| Annual payroll | $18,023,000This ZIP$18,023,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 35487
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 35487
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
35486 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 1.3 mi |
35403 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 1.4 mi |
35476 | Northport, AL | 2.5 mi |
35404 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 3.7 mi |
35473 | Northport, AL | 4.4 mi |
35401 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 4.6 mi |
35405 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 6.5 mi |
35402 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 8.4 mi |
35407 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 8.4 mi |
35478 | Peterson, AL | 8.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 35487?
35487 is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County, part of the Tuscaloosa, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.2138, -87.5476.
What county is 35487 in?
35487 lies in Tuscaloosa County.
What area code is 35487?
Tuscaloosa uses area codes 205 and 659, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 35487 in?
35487 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 35487?
About 1,950 people live in ZIP code 35487, at 16,115.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 35487?
The closest are 35486 (1.3 mi), 35403 (1.4 mi), 35476 (2.5 mi), 35404 (3.7 mi) and 35473 (4.4 mi).
Is 35487 a PO Box ZIP code?
35487 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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