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35611

ZIP 35611 is in Athens, Alabama, in Limestone County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time. Athens has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 35612, 35613 and 35614.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Limestone
Metro area
Huntsville, AL
Population
29,969
Coordinates
34.7738, -87.0841
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Where 35611 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35611
  • 🔢 Type 35611 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIgSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,611 = 149 × 239. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101100011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35610 (Anderson, AL, 15 mi away) and 35612 (Athens, AL, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35611 becomes 11653, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11356, 11365, 11563, 13156, 13165, 13615, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56311 in Barrett, MN, 897 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯721 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35611 and you would come out at 34.77°S, 92.92°E — 1,335 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 115.1 square miles of land, 35611 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 87 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,969This ZIP29,969
Households12,052This ZIP12,052
Housing units13,585This ZIP13,585
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$57,377This ZIP$57,377Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$225,600This ZIP$225,600Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$856This ZIP$856Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%This ZIP21.9%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density260.5 / sq miThis ZIP260.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments683This ZIP683
Employees10,248This ZIP10,248
Annual payroll$475,317,000This ZIP$475,317,000
Tax returns filed11,090This ZIP11,090
Total adjusted gross income$677,191,000This ZIP$677,191,000

Land area

Land area115.06 sq miThis ZIP115.06 sq mi
Water area17.76 sq miThis ZIP17.76 sq mi

Other place names in 35611

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

ZIP codes near 35611

ZIPCityDistance
35612 Athens, AL 3.0 mi
35614 Athens, AL 5.9 mi
35643 Hillsboro, AL 9.7 mi
35671 Tanner, AL 10.5 mi
35620 Elkmont, AL 11.4 mi
35613 Athens, AL 11.9 mi
35601 Decatur, AL 12.4 mi
35602 Decatur, AL 12.9 mi
35609 Decatur, AL 12.9 mi
35699 Decatur, AL 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35611?

35611 is in Athens, Alabama, in Limestone County, part of the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7738, -87.0841.

What county is 35611 in?

35611 lies in Limestone County.

What area code is 35611?

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

What time zone is 35611 in?

35611 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35611?

About 29,969 people live in ZIP code 35611, in 12,052 households, at 260.5 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 35611?

$57,377 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35611?

The closest are 35612 (3 mi), 35614 (5.9 mi), 35643 (9.7 mi), 35671 (10.5 mi) and 35620 (11.4 mi).

Is 35611 a PO Box ZIP code?

35611 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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