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35806

ZIP 35806 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
29,161
Coordinates
34.7664, -86.6836
☼ Live from 35806 — Huntsville, AL

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Where 35806 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35806
  • 🔢 Type 35806 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOBSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,806 = 2 × 17903. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101111011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35805 (Huntsville, AL, 5 mi away) and 35807 (Huntsville, AL, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35806 becomes 60853, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03586, 03856, 03865, 05836, 05863, 06385, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83605 in Caldwell, ID, 1,707 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯741 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35806 and you would come out at 34.77°S, 93.32°E — 1,313 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 25.5 square miles of land, 35806 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,161This ZIP29,161
Households14,040This ZIP14,040
Housing units15,041This ZIP15,041
Median age32.6This ZIP32.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$86,768This ZIP$86,768Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$347,700This ZIP$347,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,387This ZIP$1,387Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.6%This ZIP60.6%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density1,145.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,145.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,118This ZIP1,118
Employees38,882This ZIP38,882
Annual payroll$3,257,541,000This ZIP$3,257,541,000
Tax returns filed14,030This ZIP14,030
Total adjusted gross income$1,261,944,000This ZIP$1,261,944,000

Land area

Land area25.45 sq miThis ZIP25.45 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 35806

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ZIP codes near 35806

ZIPCityDistance
35896 Huntsville, AL 2.0 mi
35899 Huntsville, AL 3.1 mi
35816 Huntsville, AL 3.5 mi
35757 Madison, AL 3.7 mi
35810 Huntsville, AL 5.2 mi
35758 Madison, AL 5.2 mi
35805 Huntsville, AL 5.4 mi
35749 Harvest, AL 5.7 mi
35893 Huntsville, AL 6.1 mi
35895 Huntsville, AL 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35806?

35806 is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County, part of the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7664, -86.6836.

What county is 35806 in?

35806 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 35806?

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

What time zone is 35806 in?

35806 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35806?

About 29,161 people live in ZIP code 35806, in 14,040 households, at 1,145.8 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 35806?

$86,768 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35806?

The closest are 35896 (2 mi), 35899 (3.1 mi), 35816 (3.5 mi), 35757 (3.7 mi) and 35810 (5.2 mi).

Is 35806 a PO Box ZIP code?

35806 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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