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35653

ZIP 35653 is in Russellville, Alabama, mostly in Franklin County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time. Russellville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 35654.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Franklin +1 more
Metro area
Russellville, AL
Population
11,481
Coordinates
34.5334, -87.8637
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Where 35653 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35653
  • 🔢 Type 35653 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESgSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆35653 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,653 = 101 × 353. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101101000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35652 (Rogersville, AL, 38 mi away) and 35654 (Russellville, AL, 14 mi away).
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33556, 33565, 33655, 35563, 36535, 36553, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56533 in Elizabeth, MN, 927 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯693 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35653 and you would come out at 34.53°S, 92.14°E — 1,379 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 149.7 square miles of land, 35653 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 114 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,481This ZIP11,481
Households3,910This ZIP3,910
Housing units4,621This ZIP4,621
Median age35.7This ZIP35.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$52,600This ZIP$52,600Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$122,300This ZIP$122,300Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$694This ZIP$694Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density76.7 / sq miThis ZIP76.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments287This ZIP287
Employees4,200This ZIP4,200
Annual payroll$170,907,000This ZIP$170,907,000
Tax returns filed4,460This ZIP4,460
Total adjusted gross income$238,375,000This ZIP$238,375,000

Land area

Land area149.65 sq miThis ZIP149.65 sq mi
Water area7.82 sq miThis ZIP7.82 sq mi

Counties 35653 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Franklin County 78.0%
Colbert County 22.0%

Other place names in 35653

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ZIP codes near 35653

ZIPCityDistance
35585 Spruce Pine, AL 8.1 mi
35674 Tuscumbia, AL 11.2 mi
35571 Hodges, AL 12.3 mi
35582 Red Bay, AL 13.6 mi
35654 Russellville, AL 14.1 mi
35581 Phil Campbell, AL 14.7 mi
35616 Cherokee, AL 16.8 mi
35593 Vina, AL 17.9 mi
35660 Sheffield, AL 18.2 mi
35662 Muscle Shoals, AL 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35653?

35653 is in Russellville, Alabama, in Franklin County, part of the Russellville, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5334, -87.8637.

What county is 35653 in?

35653 spans 2 counties: Franklin County and Colbert County. Most of it falls in Franklin 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 35653?

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

What time zone is 35653 in?

35653 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35653?

About 11,481 people live in ZIP code 35653, in 3,910 households, at 76.7 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 35653?

$52,600 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35653?

The closest are 35585 (8.1 mi), 35674 (11.2 mi), 35571 (12.3 mi), 35582 (13.6 mi) and 35654 (14.1 mi).

Is 35653 a PO Box ZIP code?

35653 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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