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35953

ZIP 35953 is Ashville, Alabama, in St. Clair County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Clair
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
7,083
Coordinates
33.8094, -86.1730
☼ Live from 35953 — Ashville, AL

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Where 35953 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35953
  • 🔢 Type 35953 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆35953 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,953 = 157 × 229. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110001110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35952 (Altoona, AL, 19 mi away) and 35954 (Attalla, AL, 20 mi away).
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33559, 33595, 33955, 35593, 39355, 39535, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95353 in Modesto, CA, 1,960 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯801 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35953 and you would come out at 33.81°S, 93.83°E — 1,282 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 128.9 square miles of land, 35953 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 98 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,083This ZIP7,083
Households2,696This ZIP2,696
Housing units3,354This ZIP3,354
Median age51.8This ZIP51.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$73,750This ZIP$73,750Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$201,700This ZIP$201,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$761This ZIP$761Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%This ZIP11.3%
Mean commute36.2 minThis ZIP36.2 min
Population density55.0 / sq miThis ZIP55.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments103This ZIP103
Employees653This ZIP653
Annual payroll$23,476,000This ZIP$23,476,000
Tax returns filed3,160This ZIP3,160
Total adjusted gross income$210,594,000This ZIP$210,594,000

Land area

Land area128.86 sq miThis ZIP128.86 sq mi
Water area4.80 sq miThis ZIP4.80 sq mi

Other place names in 35953

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

ZIP codes near 35953

ZIPCityDistance
35131 Ragland, AL 6.7 mi
35987 Steele, AL 8.2 mi
35182 Wattsville, AL 8.6 mi
36271 Ohatchee, AL 9.1 mi
35906 Rainbow City, AL 9.3 mi
35907 Gadsden, AL 10.5 mi
35135 Riverside, AL 12.6 mi
35972 Gallant, AL 12.9 mi
35096 Lincoln, AL 13.6 mi
35125 Pell City, AL 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35953?

35953 is in Ashville, Alabama, in St. Clair County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8094, -86.1730.

What county is 35953 in?

35953 lies in St. Clair County.

What area code is 35953?

Ashville uses area codes 205 and 659, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 35953 in?

35953 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35953?

About 7,083 people live in ZIP code 35953, in 2,696 households, at 55.0 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 35953?

$73,750 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35953?

The closest are 35131 (6.7 mi), 35987 (8.2 mi), 35182 (8.6 mi), 36271 (9.1 mi) and 35906 (9.3 mi).

Is 35953 a PO Box ZIP code?

35953 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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