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35740

ZIP 35740 is Bridgeport, Alabama, in Jackson County; area code 256; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson
Metro area
Scottsboro, AL
Population
3,443
Coordinates
34.9653, -85.7774
☼ Live from 35740 — Bridgeport, AL

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Where 35740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35740
  • 🔢 Type 35740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 1787. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101110011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35739 (Ardmore, AL, 57 mi away) and 35741 (Brownsboro, AL, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35740 becomes 04753, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03457, 03574, 03745, 03754, 04357, 04537, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04735 in Bridgewater, ME, 1,214 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯778 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35740 and you would come out at 34.97°S, 94.22°E — 1,262 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 48m.
  • 📏 At 35.8 square miles of land, 35740 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,443This ZIP3,443
Households1,555This ZIP1,555
Housing units1,781This ZIP1,781
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$46,148This ZIP$46,148Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$141,900This ZIP$141,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$580This ZIP$580Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density96.2 / sq miThis ZIP96.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees990This ZIP990
Annual payroll$44,216,000This ZIP$44,216,000
Tax returns filed1,330This ZIP1,330
Total adjusted gross income$69,224,000This ZIP$69,224,000

Land area

Land area35.78 sq miThis ZIP35.78 sq mi
Water area1.10 sq miThis ZIP1.10 sq mi

Other place names in 35740

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 35740

ZIPCityDistance
37380 South Pittsburg, TN 7.4 mi
35958 Bryant, AL 8.2 mi
35772 Stevenson, AL 9.9 mi
37347 Jasper, TN 11.5 mi
37376 Sherwood, TN 11.7 mi
35966 Flat Rock, AL 12.5 mi
35979 Higdon, AL 13.2 mi
30752 Trenton, GA 14.0 mi
37375 Sewanee, TN 14.3 mi
37340 Guild, TN 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35740?

35740 is in Bridgeport, Alabama, in Jackson County, part of the Scottsboro, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.9653, -85.7774.

What county is 35740 in?

35740 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 35740?

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

What time zone is 35740 in?

35740 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35740?

About 3,443 people live in ZIP code 35740, in 1,555 households, at 96.2 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 35740?

$46,148 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35740?

The closest are 37380 (7.4 mi), 35958 (8.2 mi), 35772 (9.9 mi), 37347 (11.5 mi) and 37376 (11.7 mi).

Is 35740 a PO Box ZIP code?

35740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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