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35905

ZIP 35905 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, 35903, 35904 and 35907.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Etowah +1 more
Metro area
Gadsden, AL
Population
6,452
Coordinates
33.9614, -85.9224
☼ Live from 35905 — Gadsden, AL

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Where 35905 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35905
  • 🔢 Type 35905 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,905 = 5 × 43 × 167. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110001000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35904 (Gadsden, AL, 8 mi away) and 35906 (Rainbow City, AL, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35905 becomes 50953, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03595, 05359, 09355, 30559, 35950, 39505, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09355 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,555 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯807 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35905 and you would come out at 33.96°S, 94.08°E — 1,268 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 41.8 square miles of land, 35905 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,452This ZIP6,452
Households2,412This ZIP2,412
Housing units2,872This ZIP2,872
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$67,042This ZIP$67,042Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$195,600This ZIP$195,600Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$829This ZIP$829Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density154.2 / sq miThis ZIP154.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments79This ZIP79
Employees893This ZIP893
Annual payroll$31,699,000This ZIP$31,699,000
Tax returns filed2,740This ZIP2,740
Total adjusted gross income$169,017,000This ZIP$169,017,000

Land area

Land area41.83 sq miThis ZIP41.83 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Counties 35905 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Etowah County 76.4%
Calhoun County 23.6%

Other place names in 35905

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

ZIP codes near 35905

ZIPCityDistance
35901 Gadsden, AL 6.0 mi
35902 Gadsden, AL 6.1 mi
35903 Gadsden, AL 6.3 mi
36279 Wellington, AL 6.4 mi
35907 Gadsden, AL 7.3 mi
35904 Gadsden, AL 8.5 mi
35906 Rainbow City, AL 10.2 mi
36265 Jacksonville, AL 11.1 mi
35954 Attalla, AL 11.8 mi
36271 Ohatchee, AL 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35905?

35905 is in Gadsden, Alabama, in Etowah County, part of the Gadsden, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9614, -85.9224.

What county is 35905 in?

35905 spans 2 counties: Etowah County and Calhoun 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 35905?

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

What time zone is 35905 in?

35905 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35905?

About 6,452 people live in ZIP code 35905, in 2,412 households, at 154.2 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 35905?

$67,042 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35905?

The closest are 35901 (6 mi), 35902 (6.1 mi), 35903 (6.3 mi), 36279 (6.4 mi) and 35907 (7.3 mi).

Is 35905 a PO Box ZIP code?

35905 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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