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35901

ZIP 35901 is in Gadsden, Alabama, mostly in Etowah County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time. Gadsden has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 35902, 35903, 35904, 35905 and 35907.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Etowah +1 more
Metro area
Gadsden, AL
Population
18,769
Coordinates
34.0476, -85.9333
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Where 35901 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35901
  • 🔢 Type 35901 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,901 = 3 × 3 × 3989. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110000111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35899 (Huntsville, AL, 62 mi away) and 35902 (Gadsden, AL, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35901 becomes 10953 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mountainville, NY, 822 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09351, 10953, 13905, 15930, 19035, 19053, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09351 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,676 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯803 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35901 and you would come out at 34.05°S, 94.07°E — 1,269 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 59.2 square miles of land, 35901 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,769This ZIP18,769
Households7,116This ZIP7,116
Housing units9,224This ZIP9,224
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$48,876This ZIP$48,876Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$166,200This ZIP$166,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$820This ZIP$820Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density317.0 / sq miThis ZIP317.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments635This ZIP635
Employees7,804This ZIP7,804
Annual payroll$341,690,000This ZIP$341,690,000
Tax returns filed7,410This ZIP7,410
Total adjusted gross income$540,745,000This ZIP$540,745,000

Land area

Land area59.22 sq miThis ZIP59.22 sq mi
Water area3.91 sq miThis ZIP3.91 sq mi

Counties 35901 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Etowah County 96.5%
Cherokee County 3.5%

Other place names in 35901

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 35901

ZIPCityDistance
35904 Gadsden, AL 3.6 mi
35902 Gadsden, AL 4.8 mi
35903 Gadsden, AL 5.3 mi
35905 Gadsden, AL 6.0 mi
35954 Attalla, AL 7.7 mi
35907 Gadsden, AL 11.9 mi
36279 Wellington, AL 12.4 mi
35906 Rainbow City, AL 12.5 mi
35983 Leesburg, AL 12.9 mi
35956 Boaz, AL 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35901?

35901 is in Gadsden, Alabama, in Etowah County, part of the Gadsden, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.0476, -85.9333.

What county is 35901 in?

35901 spans 2 counties: Etowah County and Cherokee County. Most of it falls in Etowah County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 35901?

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

What time zone is 35901 in?

35901 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35901?

About 18,769 people live in ZIP code 35901, in 7,116 households, at 317.0 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 35901?

$48,876 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35901?

The closest are 35904 (3.6 mi), 35902 (4.8 mi), 35903 (5.3 mi), 35905 (6 mi) and 35954 (7.7 mi).

Is 35901 a PO Box ZIP code?

35901 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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