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35803

ZIP 35803 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
29,197
Coordinates
34.5632, -86.5195
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Where 35803 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35803
  • 🔢 Type 35803 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOBSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 35803 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101111011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35802 (Huntsville, AL, 8 mi away) and 35804 (Huntsville, AL, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35803 becomes 30853, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03583, 03835, 03853, 05833, 08353, 08533, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83530 in Grangeville, ID, 1,729 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯756 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35803 and you would come out at 34.56°S, 93.48°E — 1,303 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 49.2 square miles of land, 35803 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,197This ZIP29,197
Households12,661This ZIP12,661
Housing units13,429This ZIP13,429
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$100,846This ZIP$100,846Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$294,200This ZIP$294,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,309This ZIP$1,309Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.6%This ZIP55.6%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density593.4 / sq miThis ZIP593.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments359This ZIP359
Employees6,771This ZIP6,771
Annual payroll$304,900,000This ZIP$304,900,000
Tax returns filed14,610This ZIP14,610
Total adjusted gross income$1,376,022,000This ZIP$1,376,022,000

Land area

Land area49.20 sq miThis ZIP49.20 sq mi
Water area2.11 sq miThis ZIP2.11 sq mi

Other place names in 35803

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ZIP codes near 35803

ZIPCityDistance
35763 Owens Cross Roads, AL 4.3 mi
35754 Laceys Spring, AL 6.4 mi
35760 New Hope, AL 7.8 mi
35802 Huntsville, AL 8.1 mi
35175 Union Grove, AL 8.8 mi
35808 Huntsville, AL 9.1 mi
35775 Valhermoso Springs, AL 10.7 mi
35801 Huntsville, AL 11.5 mi
35805 Huntsville, AL 11.5 mi
35807 Huntsville, AL 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35803?

35803 is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County, part of the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5632, -86.5195.

What county is 35803 in?

35803 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 35803?

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

What time zone is 35803 in?

35803 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35803?

About 29,197 people live in ZIP code 35803, in 12,661 households, at 593.4 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 35803?

$100,846 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35803?

The closest are 35763 (4.3 mi), 35754 (6.4 mi), 35760 (7.8 mi), 35802 (8.1 mi) and 35175 (8.8 mi).

Is 35803 a PO Box ZIP code?

35803 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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