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35543

ZIP 35543 is Bear Creek, Alabama, in Marion County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marion
Metro area
none
Population
1,092
Coordinates
34.2112, -87.7584
☼ Live from 35543 — Bear Creek, AL

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Where 35543 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35543
  • 🔢 Type 35543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 35543 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101011010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35542 (Bankston, AL, 35 mi away) and 35544 (Beaverton, AL, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35543 becomes 34553, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33455, 33545, 35453, 43535, 43553, 45335, …). The farthest-flung twin is 55433 in Minneapolis, MN, 812 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯711 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35543 and you would come out at 34.21°S, 92.24°E — 1,373 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 37.0 square miles of land, 35543 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,092This ZIP1,092
Households390This ZIP390
Housing units553This ZIP553
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$29,196This ZIP$29,196Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$97,200This ZIP$97,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$760This ZIP$760Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.8%This ZIP9.8%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density29.5 / sq miThis ZIP29.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees112This ZIP112
Annual payroll$8,500,000This ZIP$8,500,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$19,636,000This ZIP$19,636,000

Land area

Land area36.99 sq miThis ZIP36.99 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 35543

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ZIP codes near 35543

ZIPCityDistance
35564 Hackleburg, AL 6.0 mi
35551 Delmar, AL 9.2 mi
35581 Phil Campbell, AL 10.6 mi
35548 Brilliant, AL 10.7 mi
35565 Haleyville, AL 11.3 mi
35577 Natural Bridge, AL 12.3 mi
35570 Hamilton, AL 13.8 mi
35585 Spruce Pine, AL 14.9 mi
35571 Hodges, AL 15.2 mi
35575 Lynn, AL 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35543?

35543 is in Bear Creek, Alabama, in Marion County. Its published point location is 34.2112, -87.7584.

What county is 35543 in?

35543 lies in Marion County.

What area code is 35543?

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

What time zone is 35543 in?

35543 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35543?

About 1,092 people live in ZIP code 35543, in 390 households, at 29.5 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 35543?

$29,196 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35543?

The closest are 35564 (6 mi), 35551 (9.2 mi), 35581 (10.6 mi), 35548 (10.7 mi) and 35565 (11.3 mi).

Is 35543 a PO Box ZIP code?

35543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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