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35603

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Morgan +1 more
Metro area
Decatur, AL
Population
32,179
Coordinates
34.5355, -86.9712
☼ Live from 35603 — Decatur, AL

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Where 35603 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35603
  • 🔢 Type 35603 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOgSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 35603 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101100010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35602 (Decatur, AL, 5 mi away) and 35609 (Decatur, AL, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35603 becomes 30653, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05363, 05633, 06335, 06353, 06533, 30356, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05633 in Montpelier, VT, 1,018 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯735 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35603 and you would come out at 34.54°S, 93.03°E — 1,329 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 71.0 square miles of land, 35603 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,179This ZIP32,179
Households13,175This ZIP13,175
Housing units14,274This ZIP14,274
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$81,490This ZIP$81,490Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$247,400This ZIP$247,400Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$910This ZIP$910Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%This ZIP28.3%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density453.0 / sq miThis ZIP453.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments500This ZIP500
Employees8,299This ZIP8,299
Annual payroll$417,551,000This ZIP$417,551,000
Tax returns filed14,780This ZIP14,780
Total adjusted gross income$1,210,007,000This ZIP$1,210,007,000

Land area

Land area71.03 sq miThis ZIP71.03 sq mi
Water area6.57 sq miThis ZIP6.57 sq mi

Counties 35603 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Morgan County 99.5%
Lawrence County 0.5%

Other place names in 35603

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ZIP codes near 35603

ZIPCityDistance
35602 Decatur, AL 4.9 mi
35609 Decatur, AL 4.9 mi
35699 Decatur, AL 4.9 mi
35601 Decatur, AL 5.3 mi
35640 Hartselle, AL 6.7 mi
35649 Mooresville, AL 8.4 mi
35671 Tanner, AL 9.3 mi
35673 Trinity, AL 10.1 mi
35615 Belle Mina, AL 10.3 mi
35756 Madison, AL 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35603?

35603 is in Decatur, Alabama, in Morgan County, part of the Decatur, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5355, -86.9712.

What county is 35603 in?

35603 spans 2 counties: Morgan County and Lawrence County. Most of it falls in Morgan 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 35603?

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

What time zone is 35603 in?

35603 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35603?

About 32,179 people live in ZIP code 35603, in 13,175 households, at 453.0 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 35603?

$81,490 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35603?

The closest are 35602 (4.9 mi), 35609 (4.9 mi), 35699 (4.9 mi), 35601 (5.3 mi) and 35640 (6.7 mi).

Is 35603 a PO Box ZIP code?

35603 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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