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35660

ZIP 35660 is Sheffield, Alabama, in Colbert County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Colbert
Population
9,367
Coordinates
34.7584, -87.6965
☼ Live from 35660 — Sheffield, AL

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Where 35660 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35660
  • 🔢 Type 35660 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OggSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,660 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 1783. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101101001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35654 (Russellville, AL, 19 mi away) and 35661 (Muscle Shoals, AL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35660 becomes 06653, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05663, 06365, 06536, 30566, 30656, 30665, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05663 in Northfield, VT, 1,028 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯692 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35660 and you would come out at 34.76°S, 92.30°E — 1,370 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 6.2 square miles of land, 35660 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,367This ZIP9,367
Households4,774This ZIP4,774
Housing units5,495This ZIP5,495
Median age46.3This ZIP46.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$40,065This ZIP$40,065Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$135,400This ZIP$135,400Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$829This ZIP$829Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density1,520.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,520.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments225This ZIP225
Employees3,461This ZIP3,461
Annual payroll$177,388,000This ZIP$177,388,000
Tax returns filed3,810This ZIP3,810
Total adjusted gross income$184,193,000This ZIP$184,193,000

Land area

Land area6.16 sq miThis ZIP6.16 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi

Other place names in 35660

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ZIP codes near 35660

ZIPCityDistance
35662 Muscle Shoals, AL 1.9 mi
35632 Florence, AL 3.5 mi
35630 Florence, AL 5.1 mi
35674 Tuscumbia, AL 7.0 mi
35661 Muscle Shoals, AL 7.6 mi
35631 Florence, AL 7.7 mi
35633 Florence, AL 9.9 mi
35646 Leighton, AL 10.5 mi
35634 Florence, AL 12.5 mi
35617 Cloverdale, AL 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35660?

35660 is in Sheffield, Alabama, in Colbert County, part of the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7584, -87.6965.

What county is 35660 in?

35660 lies in Colbert County.

What area code is 35660?

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

What time zone is 35660 in?

35660 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35660?

About 9,367 people live in ZIP code 35660, in 4,774 households, at 1,520.6 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 35660?

$40,065 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35660?

The closest are 35662 (1.9 mi), 35632 (3.5 mi), 35630 (5.1 mi), 35674 (7 mi) and 35661 (7.6 mi).

Is 35660 a PO Box ZIP code?

35660 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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