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35646

ZIP 35646 is Leighton, Alabama, in Colbert County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Colbert
Population
4,568
Coordinates
34.6805, -87.5376
☼ Live from 35646 — Leighton, AL

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Where 35646 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35646
  • 🔢 Type 35646 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghgSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,646 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 457. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101100111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35645 (Killen, AL, 15 mi away) and 35647 (Lester, AL, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35646 becomes 64653 — and that is a real ZIP code: Linneus, MO, 476 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34656, 35466, 36456, 36564, 43566, 43656, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56634 in Clearbrook, MN, 986 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯703 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35646 and you would come out at 34.68°S, 92.46°E — 1,361 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 90.4 square miles of land, 35646 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,568This ZIP4,568
Households1,919This ZIP1,919
Housing units2,266This ZIP2,266
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$71,217This ZIP$71,217Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$142,900This ZIP$142,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$559This ZIP$559Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%This ZIP16.4%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density50.5 / sq miThis ZIP50.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees344This ZIP344
Annual payroll$19,526,000This ZIP$19,526,000
Tax returns filed1,780This ZIP1,780
Total adjusted gross income$103,846,000This ZIP$103,846,000

Land area

Land area90.38 sq miThis ZIP90.38 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi

Other place names in 35646

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ZIP codes near 35646

ZIPCityDistance
35661 Muscle Shoals, AL 6.2 mi
35672 Town Creek, AL 7.8 mi
35662 Muscle Shoals, AL 8.6 mi
35660 Sheffield, AL 10.5 mi
35632 Florence, AL 12.0 mi
35630 Florence, AL 12.2 mi
35674 Tuscumbia, AL 12.6 mi
35618 Courtland, AL 13.5 mi
35654 Russellville, AL 13.6 mi
35645 Killen, AL 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35646?

35646 is in Leighton, Alabama, in Colbert County, part of the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6805, -87.5376.

What county is 35646 in?

35646 lies in Colbert County.

What area code is 35646?

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

What time zone is 35646 in?

35646 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35646?

About 4,568 people live in ZIP code 35646, in 1,919 households, at 50.5 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 35646?

$71,217 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35646?

The closest are 35661 (6.2 mi), 35672 (7.8 mi), 35662 (8.6 mi), 35660 (10.5 mi) and 35632 (12 mi).

Is 35646 a PO Box ZIP code?

35646 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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