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35614

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Limestone +1 more
Metro area
Huntsville, AL
Population
7,618
Coordinates
34.8586, -87.0802
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Where 35614 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35614
  • 🔢 Type 35614 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIgSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,614 = 2 × 17807. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101100011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35613 (Athens, AL, 12 mi away) and 35615 (Belle Mina, AL, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35614 becomes 41653 — and that is a real ZIP code: Prestonsburg, KY, 309 miles away.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13456, 13465, 13645, 13654, 14536, 14563, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13654 in Heuvelton, NY, 909 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯718 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35614 and you would come out at 34.86°S, 92.92°E — 1,335 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 64.5 square miles of land, 35614 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,618This ZIP7,618
Households2,777This ZIP2,777
Housing units3,409This ZIP3,409
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$56,967This ZIP$56,967Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$192,700This ZIP$192,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$925This ZIP$925Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density118.0 / sq miThis ZIP118.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees564This ZIP564
Annual payroll$24,211,000This ZIP$24,211,000
Tax returns filed3,290This ZIP3,290
Total adjusted gross income$198,789,000This ZIP$198,789,000

Land area

Land area64.54 sq miThis ZIP64.54 sq mi
Water area2.50 sq miThis ZIP2.50 sq mi

Counties 35614 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Limestone County 98.3%
Lauderdale County 1.7%

Other place names in 35614

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

ZIP codes near 35614

ZIPCityDistance
35611 Athens, AL 5.9 mi
35620 Elkmont, AL 6.0 mi
35612 Athens, AL 6.4 mi
35647 Lester, AL 7.8 mi
35610 Anderson, AL 10.9 mi
35613 Athens, AL 11.5 mi
38473 Minor Hill, TN 12.4 mi
35652 Rogersville, AL 13.1 mi
38477 Prospect, TN 14.3 mi
35643 Hillsboro, AL 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35614?

35614 is in Athens, Alabama, in Limestone County, part of the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.8586, -87.0802.

What county is 35614 in?

35614 spans 2 counties: Limestone County and Lauderdale County. Most of it falls in Limestone 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 35614?

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

What time zone is 35614 in?

35614 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35614?

About 7,618 people live in ZIP code 35614, in 2,777 households, at 118.0 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 35614?

$56,967 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35614?

The closest are 35611 (5.9 mi), 35620 (6 mi), 35612 (6.4 mi), 35647 (7.8 mi) and 35610 (10.9 mi).

Is 35614 a PO Box ZIP code?

35614 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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