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35553

ZIP 35553 is Double Springs, Alabama, in Winston County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Winston
Metro area
none
Population
4,920
Coordinates
34.1268, -87.3831
☼ Live from 35553 — Double Springs, AL

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Where 35553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35553
  • 🔢 Type 35553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆35553 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,553 = 3 × 7 × 1693. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101011100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35552 (Detroit, AL, 44 mi away) and 35554 (Eldridge, AL, 23 mi away).
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (53535, 53553, 55335, 55353). The farthest-flung twin is 55353 in Kimball, MN, 857 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯732 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35553 and you would come out at 34.13°S, 92.62°E — 1,352 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 152.9 square miles of land, 35553 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 116 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,920This ZIP4,920
Households1,685This ZIP1,685
Housing units2,253This ZIP2,253
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$63,207This ZIP$63,207Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$108,700This ZIP$108,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$586This ZIP$586Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density32.2 / sq miThis ZIP32.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments78This ZIP78
Employees1,397This ZIP1,397
Annual payroll$61,586,000This ZIP$61,586,000
Tax returns filed1,690This ZIP1,690
Total adjusted gross income$107,906,000This ZIP$107,906,000

Land area

Land area152.90 sq miThis ZIP152.90 sq mi
Water area5.10 sq miThis ZIP5.10 sq mi

Other place names in 35553

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

ZIP codes near 35553

ZIPCityDistance
35572 Houston, AL 7.7 mi
35578 Nauvoo, AL 11.2 mi
35541 Arley, AL 12.3 mi
35540 Addison, AL 12.6 mi
35577 Natural Bridge, AL 12.6 mi
35565 Haleyville, AL 12.8 mi
35551 Delmar, AL 13.1 mi
35575 Lynn, AL 13.3 mi
35503 Jasper, AL 13.9 mi
35573 Kansas, AL 18.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35553?

35553 is in Double Springs, Alabama, in Winston County. Its published point location is 34.1268, -87.3831.

What county is 35553 in?

35553 lies in Winston County.

What area code is 35553?

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

What time zone is 35553 in?

35553 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35553?

About 4,920 people live in ZIP code 35553, in 1,685 households, at 32.2 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 35553?

$63,207 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35553?

The closest are 35572 (7.7 mi), 35578 (11.2 mi), 35541 (12.3 mi), 35540 (12.6 mi) and 35577 (12.6 mi).

Is 35553 a PO Box ZIP code?

35553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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