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35771

ZIP 35771 is Section, Alabama, mostly in Jackson County; area codes 938 and 256; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson +1 more
Metro area
Scottsboro, AL
Population
3,414
Coordinates
34.5386, -86.0054
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Where 35771 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35771
  • 🔢 Type 35771 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILLSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 35771 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101110111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35769 (Scottsboro, AL, 7 mi away) and 35772 (Stevenson, AL, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35771 becomes 17753, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13757, 13775, 15377, 15737, 15773, 17375, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57371 in Ree Heights, SD, 980 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯782 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35771 and you would come out at 34.54°S, 93.99°E — 1,274 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 62.2 square miles of land, 35771 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,414This ZIP3,414
Households1,403This ZIP1,403
Housing units1,558This ZIP1,558
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$51,875This ZIP$51,875Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$134,900This ZIP$134,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$724This ZIP$724Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%This ZIP15.6%
Mean commute31.8 minThis ZIP31.8 min
Population density54.9 / sq miThis ZIP54.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees199This ZIP199
Annual payroll$5,185,000This ZIP$5,185,000
Tax returns filed1,490This ZIP1,490
Total adjusted gross income$81,068,000This ZIP$81,068,000

Land area

Land area62.15 sq miThis ZIP62.15 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 35771 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 96.3%
DeKalb County 3.7%

Other place names in 35771

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ZIP codes near 35771

ZIPCityDistance
35971 Fyffe, AL 6.6 mi
35755 Langston, AL 6.7 mi
35769 Scottsboro, AL 7.0 mi
35744 Dutton, AL 7.7 mi
35975 Groveoak, AL 7.8 mi
35986 Rainsville, AL 9.7 mi
35988 Sylvania, AL 11.9 mi
35974 Geraldine, AL 12.2 mi
35968 Fort Payne, AL 13.0 mi
35963 Dawson, AL 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35771?

35771 is in Section, Alabama, in Jackson County, part of the Scottsboro, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5386, -86.0054.

What county is 35771 in?

35771 spans 2 counties: Jackson County and DeKalb County. Most of it falls in Jackson 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 35771?

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

What time zone is 35771 in?

35771 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35771?

About 3,414 people live in ZIP code 35771, in 1,403 households, at 54.9 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 35771?

$51,875 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35771?

The closest are 35971 (6.6 mi), 35755 (6.7 mi), 35769 (7 mi), 35744 (7.7 mi) and 35975 (7.8 mi).

Is 35771 a PO Box ZIP code?

35771 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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