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35801

ZIP 35801 is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time. Huntsville has 24 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Madison
Metro area
Huntsville, AL
Population
23,357
Coordinates
34.7246, -86.5655
☼ Live from 35801 — Huntsville, AL

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Where 35801 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35801
  • 🔢 Type 35801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 35801 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101111011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35776 (Woodville, AL, 18 mi away) and 35802 (Huntsville, AL, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35801 becomes 10853, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01538, 01583, 01835, 01853, 03581, 03815, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83501 in Lewiston, ID, 1,768 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯748 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35801 and you would come out at 34.72°S, 93.43°E — 1,306 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 13.8 square miles of land, 35801 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,357This ZIP23,357
Households10,268This ZIP10,268
Housing units11,199This ZIP11,199
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$105,585This ZIP$105,585Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$422,300This ZIP$422,300Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,251This ZIP$1,251Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.4%This ZIP58.4%
Mean commute16.2 minThis ZIP16.2 min
Population density1,687.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,687.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,961This ZIP1,961
Employees38,163This ZIP38,163
Annual payroll$2,369,622,000This ZIP$2,369,622,000
Tax returns filed10,570This ZIP10,570
Total adjusted gross income$1,657,111,000This ZIP$1,657,111,000

Land area

Land area13.84 sq miThis ZIP13.84 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 35801

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ZIP codes near 35801

ZIPCityDistance
35804 Huntsville, AL 1.2 mi
35893 Huntsville, AL 1.2 mi
35895 Huntsville, AL 1.2 mi
35807 Huntsville, AL 2.5 mi
35809 Huntsville, AL 2.5 mi
35812 Huntsville, AL 2.5 mi
35813 Huntsville, AL 2.5 mi
35814 Huntsville, AL 2.5 mi
35815 Huntsville, AL 2.5 mi
35894 Huntsville, AL 2.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35801?

35801 is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County, part of the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7246, -86.5655.

What county is 35801 in?

35801 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 35801?

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

What time zone is 35801 in?

35801 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35801?

About 23,357 people live in ZIP code 35801, in 10,268 households, at 1,687.2 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 35801?

$105,585 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35801?

The closest are 35804 (1.2 mi), 35893 (1.2 mi), 35895 (1.2 mi), 35807 (2.5 mi) and 35809 (2.5 mi).

Is 35801 a PO Box ZIP code?

35801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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