35896
ZIP 35896 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
- 603
- Coordinates
- 34.7530, -86.6516
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Where 35896 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 35896 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGBSE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 35,896 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 641. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000110000111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35895 (Huntsville, AL, 4 mi away) and 35897 (Huntsville, AL, 7 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 35896 becomes 69853, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35968, 35986, 36859, 38569, 38659, 38965, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96853 in Jbphh, HI, 4,358 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
- 🎯743 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35896 and you would come out at 34.75°S, 93.35°E — 1,311 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
- 📏 At 0.434 square miles of land, 35896 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 210 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 603This ZIP603 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.6This ZIP19.6Alabama39.3US 38.9 |
| Population density | 1,389.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,389.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 9This ZIP9 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,070This ZIP1,070 |
| Annual payroll | $22,684,000This ZIP$22,684,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 35896
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 35896
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
35899 | Huntsville, AL | 1.4 mi |
35816 | Huntsville, AL | 1.5 mi |
35806 | Huntsville, AL | 2.0 mi |
35805 | Huntsville, AL | 3.6 mi |
35893 | Huntsville, AL | 4.0 mi |
35895 | Huntsville, AL | 4.0 mi |
35804 | Huntsville, AL | 4.1 mi |
35810 | Huntsville, AL | 4.4 mi |
35762 | Normal, AL | 5.2 mi |
35801 | Huntsville, AL | 5.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 35896?
35896 is in Huntsville, Alabama, in Madison County, part of the Huntsville, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7530, -86.6516.
What county is 35896 in?
35896 lies in Madison County.
What area code is 35896?
Huntsville uses area codes 256 and 938, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 35896 in?
35896 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 35896?
About 603 people live in ZIP code 35896, at 1,389.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 35896?
The closest are 35899 (1.4 mi), 35816 (1.5 mi), 35806 (2 mi), 35805 (3.6 mi) and 35893 (4 mi).
Is 35896 a PO Box ZIP code?
35896 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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