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35587

ZIP 35587 is Townley, Alabama, in Walker County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Walker
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
818
Coordinates
33.7955, -87.4569
☼ Live from 35587 — Townley, AL

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Where 35587 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35587
  • 🔢 Type 35587 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBSSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,587 = 19 × 1873. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101100000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35586 (Sulligent, AL, 40 mi away) and 35592 (Vernon, AL, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35587 becomes 78553 — and that is a real ZIP code: Harlingen, TX, 806 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35578, 35758, 38557, 38575, 53578, 53587, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85357 in Wenden, AZ, 1,487 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯742 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35587 and you would come out at 33.80°S, 92.54°E — 1,356 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 49.1 square miles of land, 35587 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population818This ZIP818
Households350This ZIP350
Housing units427This ZIP427
Median age32.8This ZIP32.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$54,773This ZIP$54,773Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$88,700This ZIP$88,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%This ZIP10.7%
Mean commute37.3 minThis ZIP37.3 min
Population density16.6 / sq miThis ZIP16.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees104This ZIP104
Annual payroll$3,361,000This ZIP$3,361,000
Tax returns filed300This ZIP300
Total adjusted gross income$16,924,000This ZIP$16,924,000

Land area

Land area49.15 sq miThis ZIP49.15 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

ZIP codes near 35587

ZIPCityDistance
35549 Carbon Hill, AL 6.4 mi
35573 Kansas, AL 9.1 mi
35501 Jasper, AL 9.4 mi
35502 Jasper, AL 10.6 mi
35580 Parrish, AL 12.5 mi
35578 Nauvoo, AL 12.8 mi
35503 Jasper, AL 13.1 mi
35554 Eldridge, AL 13.8 mi
35579 Oakman, AL 13.8 mi
35546 Berry, AL 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35587?

35587 is in Townley, Alabama, in Walker County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7955, -87.4569.

What county is 35587 in?

35587 lies in Walker County.

What area code is 35587?

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

What time zone is 35587 in?

35587 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35587?

About 818 people live in ZIP code 35587, in 350 households, at 16.6 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 35587?

$54,773 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35587?

The closest are 35549 (6.4 mi), 35573 (9.1 mi), 35501 (9.4 mi), 35502 (10.6 mi) and 35580 (12.5 mi).

Is 35587 a PO Box ZIP code?

35587 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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