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35903

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Etowah +1 more
Metro area
Gadsden, AL
Population
17,113
Coordinates
34.0257, -85.8451
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Where 35903 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35903
  • 🔢 Type 35903 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,903 = 7 × 23 × 223. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110000111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35902 (Gadsden, AL, 9 mi away) and 35904 (Gadsden, AL, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35903 becomes 30953, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03593, 09353, 30359, 30539, 33509, 33905, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09353 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,627 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯808 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35903 and you would come out at 34.03°S, 94.15°E — 1,264 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 68.2 square miles of land, 35903 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,113This ZIP17,113
Households6,872This ZIP6,872
Housing units8,449This ZIP8,449
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$53,122This ZIP$53,122Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$172,300This ZIP$172,300Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$861This ZIP$861Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%This ZIP18.1%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density250.8 / sq miThis ZIP250.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments341This ZIP341
Employees7,275This ZIP7,275
Annual payroll$302,058,000This ZIP$302,058,000
Tax returns filed7,080This ZIP7,080
Total adjusted gross income$359,526,000This ZIP$359,526,000

Land area

Land area68.22 sq miThis ZIP68.22 sq mi
Water area2.64 sq miThis ZIP2.64 sq mi

Counties 35903 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Etowah County 91.1%
Cherokee County 8.8%

Other place names in 35903

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

ZIP codes near 35903

ZIPCityDistance
35901 Gadsden, AL 5.3 mi
35905 Gadsden, AL 6.3 mi
35904 Gadsden, AL 8.9 mi
35902 Gadsden, AL 9.3 mi
36279 Wellington, AL 10.9 mi
35983 Leesburg, AL 11.1 mi
36265 Jacksonville, AL 12.8 mi
35954 Attalla, AL 12.9 mi
35907 Gadsden, AL 13.6 mi
36272 Piedmont, AL 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35903?

35903 is in Gadsden, Alabama, in Etowah County, part of the Gadsden, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.0257, -85.8451.

What county is 35903 in?

35903 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 35903?

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

What time zone is 35903 in?

35903 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35903?

About 17,113 people live in ZIP code 35903, in 6,872 households, at 250.8 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 35903?

$53,122 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35903?

The closest are 35901 (5.3 mi), 35905 (6.3 mi), 35904 (8.9 mi), 35902 (9.3 mi) and 36279 (10.9 mi).

Is 35903 a PO Box ZIP code?

35903 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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