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35748

ZIP 35748 is Gurley, Alabama, mostly in Madison County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison +1 more
Metro area
Huntsville, AL
Population
7,578
Coordinates
34.7295, -86.3950
☼ Live from 35748 — Gurley, AL

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Where 35748 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35748
  • 🔢 Type 35748 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhLSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,748 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 331. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101110100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35747 (Grant, AL, 17 mi away) and 35749 (Harvest, AL, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35748 becomes 84753 — and that is a real ZIP code: Modena, UT, 1,539 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34758, 34785, 35478, 35487, 37845, 37854, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83547 in Pollock, ID, 1,732 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯756 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35748 and you would come out at 34.73°S, 93.61°E — 1,296 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 77.3 square miles of land, 35748 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,578This ZIP7,578
Households2,893This ZIP2,893
Housing units3,249This ZIP3,249
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$103,563This ZIP$103,563Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$356,300This ZIP$356,300Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$847This ZIP$847Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.4%This ZIP45.4%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density98.0 / sq miThis ZIP98.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments101This ZIP101
Employees536This ZIP536
Annual payroll$24,669,000This ZIP$24,669,000
Tax returns filed3,690This ZIP3,690
Total adjusted gross income$443,505,000This ZIP$443,505,000

Land area

Land area77.31 sq miThis ZIP77.31 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi

Counties 35748 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Madison County 92.9%
Jackson County 7.1%

Other place names in 35748

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ZIP codes near 35748

ZIPCityDistance
35741 Brownsboro, AL 3.9 mi
35764 Paint Rock, AL 4.7 mi
35767 Ryland, AL 5.6 mi
35807 Huntsville, AL 7.3 mi
35809 Huntsville, AL 7.3 mi
35812 Huntsville, AL 7.3 mi
35813 Huntsville, AL 7.3 mi
35814 Huntsville, AL 7.3 mi
35815 Huntsville, AL 7.3 mi
35894 Huntsville, AL 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35748?

35748 is in Gurley, Alabama, in Madison County, part of the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7295, -86.3950.

What county is 35748 in?

35748 spans 2 counties: Madison County and Jackson County. Most of it falls in Madison 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 35748?

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

What time zone is 35748 in?

35748 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35748?

About 7,578 people live in ZIP code 35748, in 2,893 households, at 98.0 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 35748?

$103,563 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35748?

The closest are 35741 (3.9 mi), 35764 (4.7 mi), 35767 (5.6 mi), 35807 (7.3 mi) and 35809 (7.3 mi).

Is 35748 a PO Box ZIP code?

35748 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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