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35811

ZIP 35811 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
31,008
Coordinates
34.7988, -86.5039
☼ Live from 35811 — Huntsville, AL

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Where 35811 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35811
  • 🔢 Type 35811 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIBSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,811 = 3 × 3 × 23 × 173. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101111100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35810 (Huntsville, AL, 6 mi away) and 35812 (Huntsville, AL, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35811 becomes 11853 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jericho, NY, 819 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11358, 11385, 11853, 13158, 13815, 13851, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85311 in Glendale, AZ, 1,467 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯748 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35811 and you would come out at 34.80°S, 93.50°E — 1,303 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 46.9 square miles of land, 35811 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,008This ZIP31,008
Households11,203This ZIP11,203
Housing units12,408This ZIP12,408
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$90,812This ZIP$90,812Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$281,100This ZIP$281,100Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,127This ZIP$1,127Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.1%This ZIP35.1%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density661.6 / sq miThis ZIP661.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments479This ZIP479
Employees8,247This ZIP8,247
Annual payroll$398,604,000This ZIP$398,604,000
Tax returns filed13,810This ZIP13,810
Total adjusted gross income$1,124,067,000This ZIP$1,124,067,000

Land area

Land area46.87 sq miThis ZIP46.87 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq miThis ZIP0.49 sq mi

Other place names in 35811

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ZIP codes near 35811

ZIPCityDistance
35767 Ryland, AL 2.4 mi
35762 Normal, AL 3.9 mi
35807 Huntsville, AL 4.6 mi
35809 Huntsville, AL 4.6 mi
35812 Huntsville, AL 4.6 mi
35813 Huntsville, AL 4.6 mi
35814 Huntsville, AL 4.6 mi
35815 Huntsville, AL 4.6 mi
35894 Huntsville, AL 4.6 mi
35897 Huntsville, AL 4.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35811?

35811 is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County, part of the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7988, -86.5039.

What county is 35811 in?

35811 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 35811?

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

What time zone is 35811 in?

35811 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35811?

About 31,008 people live in ZIP code 35811, in 11,203 households, at 661.6 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 35811?

$90,812 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35811?

The closest are 35767 (2.4 mi), 35762 (3.9 mi), 35807 (4.6 mi), 35809 (4.6 mi) and 35812 (4.6 mi).

Is 35811 a PO Box ZIP code?

35811 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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