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35616

ZIP 35616 is Cherokee, Alabama, in Colbert County; area code 256; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Colbert
Population
3,731
Coordinates
34.7395, -88.0194
☼ Live from 35616 — Cherokee, AL

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Where 35616 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35616
  • 🔢 Type 35616 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIgSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,616 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 53. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101100100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35615 (Belle Mina, AL, 65 mi away) and 35617 (Cloverdale, AL, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35616 becomes 61653 — and that is a real ZIP code: Peoria, IL, 425 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13656, 13665, 15366, 15636, 15663, 16365, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56631 in Bowstring, MN, 934 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯678 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35616 and you would come out at 34.74°S, 91.98°E — 1,388 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 216.0 square miles of land, 35616 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 164 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,731This ZIP3,731
Households1,514This ZIP1,514
Housing units2,043This ZIP2,043
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$48,720This ZIP$48,720Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$100,500This ZIP$100,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$793This ZIP$793Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density17.3 / sq miThis ZIP17.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments55This ZIP55
Employees868This ZIP868
Annual payroll$65,004,000This ZIP$65,004,000
Tax returns filed1,400This ZIP1,400
Total adjusted gross income$78,972,000This ZIP$78,972,000

Land area

Land area216.03 sq miThis ZIP216.03 sq mi
Water area16.17 sq miThis ZIP16.17 sq mi

Other place names in 35616

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

ZIP codes near 35616

ZIPCityDistance
38852 Iuka, MS 13.3 mi
38873 Tishomingo, MS 14.1 mi
35677 Waterloo, AL 14.7 mi
35674 Tuscumbia, AL 15.6 mi
35633 Florence, AL 15.8 mi
35653 Russellville, AL 16.8 mi
35582 Red Bay, AL 18.1 mi
35660 Sheffield, AL 18.4 mi
38838 Dennis, MS 18.9 mi
38833 Burnsville, MS 19.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35616?

35616 is in Cherokee, Alabama, in Colbert County, part of the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7395, -88.0194.

What county is 35616 in?

35616 lies in Colbert County.

What area code is 35616?

Cherokee uses area code 256, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 35616 in?

35616 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35616?

About 3,731 people live in ZIP code 35616, in 1,514 households, at 17.3 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 35616?

$48,720 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35616?

The closest are 38852 (13.3 mi), 38873 (14.1 mi), 35677 (14.7 mi), 35674 (15.6 mi) and 35633 (15.8 mi).

Is 35616 a PO Box ZIP code?

35616 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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