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35647

ZIP 35647 is Lester, Alabama, in Limestone County; area code 256; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Limestone
Metro area
Huntsville, AL
Population
909
Coordinates
34.9677, -87.1170
☼ Live from 35647 — Lester, AL

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Where 35647 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35647
  • 🔢 Type 35647 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhgSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,647 = 43 × 829. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101100111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35646 (Leighton, AL, 31 mi away) and 35648 (Lexington, AL, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35647 becomes 74653 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tonkawa, OK, 584 miles away.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34756, 35476, 35674, 35746, 35764, 36457, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57634 in Keldron, SD, 1,074 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯712 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35647 and you would come out at 34.97°S, 92.88°E — 1,338 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 24.7 square miles of land, 35647 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population909This ZIP909
Households319This ZIP319
Housing units352This ZIP352
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$90,139This ZIP$90,139Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$300,000This ZIP$300,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher39.6%This ZIP39.6%
Mean commute34.5 minThis ZIP34.5 min
Population density36.8 / sq miThis ZIP36.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees47This ZIP47
Annual payroll$2,257,000This ZIP$2,257,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$30,201,000This ZIP$30,201,000

Land area

Land area24.72 sq miThis ZIP24.72 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 35647

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ZIP codes near 35647

ZIPCityDistance
38473 Minor Hill, TN 4.8 mi
35620 Elkmont, AL 6.0 mi
35610 Anderson, AL 6.6 mi
35614 Athens, AL 7.8 mi
38477 Prospect, TN 8.4 mi
38460 Goodspring, TN 9.5 mi
38457 Five Points, TN 10.4 mi
35611 Athens, AL 13.5 mi
35652 Rogersville, AL 13.8 mi
35612 Athens, AL 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35647?

35647 is in Lester, Alabama, in Limestone County, part of the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9677, -87.1170.

What county is 35647 in?

35647 lies in Limestone County.

What area code is 35647?

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

What time zone is 35647 in?

35647 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35647?

About 909 people live in ZIP code 35647, in 319 households, at 36.8 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 35647?

$90,139 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35647?

The closest are 38473 (4.8 mi), 35620 (6 mi), 35610 (6.6 mi), 35614 (7.8 mi) and 38477 (8.4 mi).

Is 35647 a PO Box ZIP code?

35647 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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