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35601

ZIP 35601 is in Decatur, Alabama, in Morgan County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time. Decatur has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 35602, 35603, 35609 and 35699.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Morgan
Metro area
Decatur, AL
Population
35,449
Coordinates
34.6057, -87.0083
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Where 35601 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35601
  • 🔢 Type 35601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,601 = 3 × 11867. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101100010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35594 (Winfield, AL, 65 mi away) and 35602 (Decatur, AL, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35601 becomes 10653, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01536, 01653, 03561, 05361, 06153, 06351, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03561 in Littleton, NH, 1,051 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯731 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35601 and you would come out at 34.61°S, 92.99°E — 1,331 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 26.5 square miles of land, 35601 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,449This ZIP35,449
Households13,938This ZIP13,938
Housing units15,048This ZIP15,048
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$51,429This ZIP$51,429Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$172,200This ZIP$172,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$891This ZIP$891Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%This ZIP18.1%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density1,338.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,338.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,326This ZIP1,326
Employees25,813This ZIP25,813
Annual payroll$1,417,980,000This ZIP$1,417,980,000
Tax returns filed13,570This ZIP13,570
Total adjusted gross income$767,773,000This ZIP$767,773,000

Land area

Land area26.49 sq miThis ZIP26.49 sq mi
Water area5.97 sq miThis ZIP5.97 sq mi

Other place names in 35601

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ZIP codes near 35601

ZIPCityDistance
35602 Decatur, AL 1.4 mi
35609 Decatur, AL 1.4 mi
35699 Decatur, AL 1.4 mi
35603 Decatur, AL 5.3 mi
35671 Tanner, AL 5.5 mi
35673 Trinity, AL 7.5 mi
35649 Mooresville, AL 7.9 mi
35615 Belle Mina, AL 8.5 mi
35756 Madison, AL 11.1 mi
35612 Athens, AL 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35601?

35601 is in Decatur, Alabama, in Morgan County, part of the Decatur, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6057, -87.0083.

What county is 35601 in?

35601 lies in Morgan County.

What area code is 35601?

Decatur uses area codes 256 and 938, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 35601 in?

35601 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35601?

About 35,449 people live in ZIP code 35601, in 13,938 households, at 1,338.3 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 35601?

$51,429 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35601?

The closest are 35602 (1.4 mi), 35609 (1.4 mi), 35699 (1.4 mi), 35603 (5.3 mi) and 35671 (5.5 mi).

Is 35601 a PO Box ZIP code?

35601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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