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35802

ZIP 35802 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
23,858
Coordinates
34.6765, -86.5546
☼ Live from 35802 — Huntsville, AL

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Where 35802 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35802
  • 🔢 Type 35802 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOBSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,802 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 17. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101111011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35801 (Huntsville, AL, 3 mi away) and 35803 (Huntsville, AL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35802 becomes 20853 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rockville, MD, 605 miles away.
  • 👥 64 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02358, 02538, 02835, 03258, 03285, 03582, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83520 in Ahsahka, ID, 1,749 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯750 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35802 and you would come out at 34.68°S, 93.45°E — 1,305 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 16.4 square miles of land, 35802 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,858This ZIP23,858
Households11,438This ZIP11,438
Housing units12,417This ZIP12,417
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$76,324This ZIP$76,324Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$334,100This ZIP$334,100Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,154This ZIP$1,154Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.8%This ZIP52.8%
Mean commute17.8 minThis ZIP17.8 min
Population density1,452.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,452.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments627This ZIP627
Employees10,945This ZIP10,945
Annual payroll$692,395,000This ZIP$692,395,000
Tax returns filed11,540This ZIP11,540
Total adjusted gross income$1,397,906,000This ZIP$1,397,906,000

Land area

Land area16.42 sq miThis ZIP16.42 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 35802

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ZIP codes near 35802

ZIPCityDistance
35801 Huntsville, AL 3.4 mi
35804 Huntsville, AL 4.0 mi
35893 Huntsville, AL 4.1 mi
35895 Huntsville, AL 4.1 mi
35805 Huntsville, AL 4.4 mi
35807 Huntsville, AL 4.4 mi
35809 Huntsville, AL 4.4 mi
35812 Huntsville, AL 4.4 mi
35813 Huntsville, AL 4.4 mi
35814 Huntsville, AL 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35802?

35802 is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County, part of the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6765, -86.5546.

What county is 35802 in?

35802 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 35802?

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

What time zone is 35802 in?

35802 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35802?

About 23,858 people live in ZIP code 35802, in 11,438 households, at 1,452.8 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 35802?

$76,324 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35802?

The closest are 35801 (3.4 mi), 35804 (4 mi), 35893 (4.1 mi), 35895 (4.1 mi) and 35805 (4.4 mi).

Is 35802 a PO Box ZIP code?

35802 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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