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35618

ZIP 35618 is Courtland, Alabama, in Lawrence County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lawrence
Metro area
Decatur, AL
Population
1,896
Coordinates
34.6414, -87.3050
☼ Live from 35618 — Courtland, AL

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Where 35618 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35618
  • 🔢 Type 35618 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIgSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,618 = 2 × 11 × 1619. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101100100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35617 (Cloverdale, AL, 34 mi away) and 35619 (Danville, AL, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35618 becomes 81653 — and that is a real ZIP code: Slater, CO, 1,168 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13658, 13685, 13856, 13865, 15368, 15638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83651 in Nampa, ID, 1,678 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯715 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35618 and you would come out at 34.64°S, 92.70°E — 1,348 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 44.5 square miles of land, 35618 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,896This ZIP1,896
Households899This ZIP899
Housing units1,057This ZIP1,057
Median age48.9This ZIP48.9Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$50,750This ZIP$50,750Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$104,000This ZIP$104,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$533This ZIP$533Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%This ZIP15.4%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density42.6 / sq miThis ZIP42.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees527This ZIP527
Annual payroll$42,614,000This ZIP$42,614,000
Tax returns filed740This ZIP740
Total adjusted gross income$37,028,000This ZIP$37,028,000

Land area

Land area44.51 sq miThis ZIP44.51 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 35618

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ZIP codes near 35618

ZIPCityDistance
35672 Town Creek, AL 5.8 mi
35643 Hillsboro, AL 6.2 mi
35673 Trinity, AL 10.2 mi
35650 Moulton, AL 13.4 mi
35646 Leighton, AL 13.5 mi
35652 Rogersville, AL 14.2 mi
35611 Athens, AL 15.5 mi
35651 Mount Hope, AL 16.0 mi
35601 Decatur, AL 17.0 mi
35661 Muscle Shoals, AL 17.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35618?

35618 is in Courtland, Alabama, in Lawrence County, part of the Decatur, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6414, -87.3050.

What county is 35618 in?

35618 lies in Lawrence County.

What area code is 35618?

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

What time zone is 35618 in?

35618 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35618?

About 1,896 people live in ZIP code 35618, in 899 households, at 42.6 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 35618?

$50,750 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35618?

The closest are 35672 (5.8 mi), 35643 (6.2 mi), 35673 (10.2 mi), 35650 (13.4 mi) and 35646 (13.5 mi).

Is 35618 a PO Box ZIP code?

35618 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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