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35581

ZIP 35581 is Phil Campbell, Alabama, mostly in Franklin County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Franklin +1 more
Metro area
Russellville, AL
Population
5,932
Coordinates
34.3599, -87.7131
☼ Live from 35581 — Phil Campbell, AL

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Where 35581 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35581
  • 🔢 Type 35581 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBSSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,581 = 7 × 13 × 17 × 23. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35580 (Parrish, AL, 52 mi away) and 35582 (Red Bay, AL, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35581 becomes 18553, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15358, 15538, 15853, 18355, 31558, 35185, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85351 in Sun City, AZ, 1,405 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯707 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35581 and you would come out at 34.36°S, 92.29°E — 1,371 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 120.6 square miles of land, 35581 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 92 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,932This ZIP5,932
Households2,087This ZIP2,087
Housing units2,499This ZIP2,499
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$43,555This ZIP$43,555Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$104,800This ZIP$104,800Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$706This ZIP$706Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%This ZIP11.8%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density49.2 / sq miThis ZIP49.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees301This ZIP301
Annual payroll$10,509,000This ZIP$10,509,000
Tax returns filed1,940This ZIP1,940
Total adjusted gross income$108,660,000This ZIP$108,660,000

Land area

Land area120.56 sq miThis ZIP120.56 sq mi
Water area1.28 sq miThis ZIP1.28 sq mi

Counties 35581 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Franklin County 87.8%
Marion County 12.2%

Other place names in 35581

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

ZIP codes near 35581

ZIPCityDistance
35585 Spruce Pine, AL 7.8 mi
35564 Hackleburg, AL 10.3 mi
35543 Bear Creek, AL 10.6 mi
35654 Russellville, AL 10.7 mi
35565 Haleyville, AL 12.0 mi
35571 Hodges, AL 13.2 mi
35551 Delmar, AL 14.5 mi
35653 Russellville, AL 14.7 mi
35651 Mount Hope, AL 15.0 mi
35577 Natural Bridge, AL 19.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35581?

35581 is in Phil Campbell, Alabama, in Franklin County, part of the Russellville, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3599, -87.7131.

What county is 35581 in?

35581 spans 2 counties: Franklin County and Marion County. Most of it falls in Franklin 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 35581?

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

What time zone is 35581 in?

35581 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35581?

About 5,932 people live in ZIP code 35581, in 2,087 households, at 49.2 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 35581?

$43,555 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35581?

The closest are 35585 (7.8 mi), 35564 (10.3 mi), 35543 (10.6 mi), 35654 (10.7 mi) and 35565 (12 mi).

Is 35581 a PO Box ZIP code?

35581 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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