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35550

ZIP 35550 is Cordova, Alabama, in Walker County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Walker
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
4,806
Coordinates
33.7454, -87.1605
☼ Live from 35550 — Cordova, AL

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Where 35550 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35550
  • 🔢 Type 35550 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSSSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,550 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 79. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101011011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35549 (Carbon Hill, AL, 24 mi away) and 35551 (Delmar, AL, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35550 becomes 05553, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05355, 30555, 35055, 50535, 53505, 53550, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05355 in Wardsboro, VT, 1,005 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯758 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35550 and you would come out at 33.75°S, 92.84°E — 1,339 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 67.4 square miles of land, 35550 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,806This ZIP4,806
Households1,921This ZIP1,921
Housing units2,413This ZIP2,413
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$42,216This ZIP$42,216Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$91,900This ZIP$91,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$710This ZIP$710Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.9%This ZIP7.9%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density71.3 / sq miThis ZIP71.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees318This ZIP318
Annual payroll$18,645,000This ZIP$18,645,000
Tax returns filed1,890This ZIP1,890
Total adjusted gross income$101,832,000This ZIP$101,832,000

Land area

Land area67.37 sq miThis ZIP67.37 sq mi
Water area1.59 sq miThis ZIP1.59 sq mi

Other place names in 35550

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 35550

ZIPCityDistance
35038 Burnwell, AL 4.9 mi
35560 Goodsprings, AL 6.3 mi
35584 Sipsey, AL 6.6 mi
35148 Sumiton, AL 6.6 mi
35580 Parrish, AL 7.1 mi
35130 Quinton, AL 7.9 mi
35062 Dora, AL 8.4 mi
35502 Jasper, AL 9.0 mi
35501 Jasper, AL 9.4 mi
35063 Empire, AL 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35550?

35550 is in Cordova, Alabama, in Walker County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7454, -87.1605.

What county is 35550 in?

35550 lies in Walker County.

What area code is 35550?

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

What time zone is 35550 in?

35550 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35550?

About 4,806 people live in ZIP code 35550, in 1,921 households, at 71.3 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 35550?

$42,216 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35550?

The closest are 35038 (4.9 mi), 35560 (6.3 mi), 35584 (6.6 mi), 35148 (6.6 mi) and 35580 (7.1 mi).

Is 35550 a PO Box ZIP code?

35550 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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