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35768

ZIP 35768 is in Scottsboro, Alabama, in Jackson County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time. Scottsboro has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 35769.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson
Metro area
Scottsboro, AL
Population
12,370
Coordinates
34.7839, -86.1022
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Where 35768 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35768
  • 🔢 Type 35768 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgLSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,768 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 263. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101110111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35767 (Ryland, AL, 22 mi away) and 35769 (Scottsboro, AL, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35768 becomes 86753, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36578, 36587, 36758, 36785, 36875, 37658, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83657 in Ola, ID, 1,725 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯768 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35768 and you would come out at 34.78°S, 93.90°E — 1,280 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 172.3 square miles of land, 35768 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 131 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,370This ZIP12,370
Households5,049This ZIP5,049
Housing units5,559This ZIP5,559
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$52,959This ZIP$52,959Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$157,900This ZIP$157,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%This ZIP13.8%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density71.8 / sq miThis ZIP71.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments417This ZIP417
Employees6,293This ZIP6,293
Annual payroll$246,790,000This ZIP$246,790,000
Tax returns filed4,780This ZIP4,780
Total adjusted gross income$278,711,000This ZIP$278,711,000

Land area

Land area172.29 sq miThis ZIP172.29 sq mi
Water area1.44 sq miThis ZIP1.44 sq mi

Other place names in 35768

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

ZIP codes near 35768

ZIPCityDistance
35746 Fackler, AL 6.3 mi
35752 Hollywood, AL 7.1 mi
35774 Trenton, AL 7.2 mi
35751 Hollytree, AL 10.1 mi
35745 Estillfork, AL 11.9 mi
35776 Woodville, AL 12.0 mi
35764 Paint Rock, AL 12.4 mi
35766 Princeton, AL 12.6 mi
35769 Scottsboro, AL 12.9 mi
35772 Stevenson, AL 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35768?

35768 is in Scottsboro, Alabama, in Jackson County, part of the Scottsboro, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7839, -86.1022.

What county is 35768 in?

35768 lies in Jackson County.

What area code is 35768?

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

What time zone is 35768 in?

35768 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35768?

About 12,370 people live in ZIP code 35768, in 5,049 households, at 71.8 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 35768?

$52,959 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35768?

The closest are 35746 (6.3 mi), 35752 (7.1 mi), 35774 (7.2 mi), 35751 (10.1 mi) and 35745 (11.9 mi).

Is 35768 a PO Box ZIP code?

35768 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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