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35579

ZIP 35579 is Oakman, Alabama, mostly in Walker County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Walker +1 more
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
2,916
Coordinates
33.6251, -87.3310
☼ Live from 35579 — Oakman, AL

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Where 35579 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35579
  • 🔢 Type 35579 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLSSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,579 = 47 × 757. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101011111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35578 (Nauvoo, AL, 26 mi away) and 35580 (Parrish, AL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35579 becomes 97553, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35759, 35957, 35975, 39755, 53579, 53597, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95537 in Fields Landing, CA, 2,073 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯755 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35579 and you would come out at 33.63°S, 92.67°E — 1,349 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 157.4 square miles of land, 35579 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 119 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,916This ZIP2,916
Households1,185This ZIP1,185
Housing units1,445This ZIP1,445
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$46,968This ZIP$46,968Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$110,800This ZIP$110,800Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$450This ZIP$450Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%This ZIP11.5%
Mean commute37.3 minThis ZIP37.3 min
Population density18.5 / sq miThis ZIP18.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees216This ZIP216
Annual payroll$9,630,000This ZIP$9,630,000
Tax returns filed1,180This ZIP1,180
Total adjusted gross income$64,284,000This ZIP$64,284,000

Land area

Land area157.38 sq miThis ZIP157.38 sq mi
Water area3.81 sq miThis ZIP3.81 sq mi

Counties 35579 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Walker County 77.0%
Tuscaloosa County 23.1%

Other place names in 35579

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

ZIP codes near 35579

ZIPCityDistance
35580 Parrish, AL 6.3 mi
35560 Goodsprings, AL 6.6 mi
35130 Quinton, AL 11.2 mi
35546 Berry, AL 12.4 mi
35550 Cordova, AL 12.9 mi
35501 Jasper, AL 13.7 mi
35587 Townley, AL 13.8 mi
35502 Jasper, AL 14.6 mi
35038 Burnwell, AL 15.1 mi
35006 Adger, AL 15.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35579?

35579 is in Oakman, Alabama, in Walker County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6251, -87.3310.

What county is 35579 in?

35579 spans 2 counties: Walker County and Tuscaloosa County. Most of it falls in Walker 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 35579?

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

What time zone is 35579 in?

35579 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35579?

About 2,916 people live in ZIP code 35579, in 1,185 households, at 18.5 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 35579?

$46,968 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35579?

The closest are 35580 (6.3 mi), 35560 (6.6 mi), 35130 (11.2 mi), 35546 (12.4 mi) and 35550 (12.9 mi).

Is 35579 a PO Box ZIP code?

35579 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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