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35906

ZIP 35906 is Rainbow City, Alabama, in Etowah County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Etowah
Metro area
Gadsden, AL
Population
10,446
Coordinates
33.9271, -86.0951
☼ Live from 35906 — Rainbow City, AL

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Where 35906 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35906
  • 🔢 Type 35906 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,906 = 2 × 13 × 1381. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110001000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35905 (Gadsden, AL, 10 mi away) and 35907 (Gadsden, AL, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35906 becomes 60953 — and that is a real ZIP code: Milford, IL, 471 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06359, 35096, 35609, 35960, 36509, 36590, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96350 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,815 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯800 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35906 and you would come out at 33.93°S, 93.90°E — 1,278 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 35.0 square miles of land, 35906 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,446This ZIP10,446
Households4,207This ZIP4,207
Housing units4,769This ZIP4,769
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$56,420This ZIP$56,420Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$220,900This ZIP$220,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,048This ZIP$1,048Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%This ZIP21.0%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density298.6 / sq miThis ZIP298.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments313This ZIP313
Employees4,101This ZIP4,101
Annual payroll$162,355,000This ZIP$162,355,000
Tax returns filed4,590This ZIP4,590
Total adjusted gross income$304,730,000This ZIP$304,730,000

Land area

Land area34.98 sq miThis ZIP34.98 sq mi
Water area2.52 sq miThis ZIP2.52 sq mi

Other place names in 35906

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

ZIP codes near 35906

ZIPCityDistance
35907 Gadsden, AL 5.1 mi
35902 Gadsden, AL 7.9 mi
35987 Steele, AL 8.5 mi
35972 Gallant, AL 8.6 mi
35953 Ashville, AL 9.3 mi
35905 Gadsden, AL 10.2 mi
36271 Ohatchee, AL 11.0 mi
35954 Attalla, AL 11.4 mi
35904 Gadsden, AL 11.6 mi
36279 Wellington, AL 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35906?

35906 is in Rainbow City, Alabama, in Etowah County, part of the Gadsden, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9271, -86.0951.

What county is 35906 in?

35906 lies in Etowah County.

What area code is 35906?

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

What time zone is 35906 in?

35906 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35906?

About 10,446 people live in ZIP code 35906, in 4,207 households, at 298.6 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 35906?

$56,420 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35906?

The closest are 35907 (5.1 mi), 35902 (7.9 mi), 35987 (8.5 mi), 35972 (8.6 mi) and 35953 (9.3 mi).

Is 35906 a PO Box ZIP code?

35906 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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