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35961

ZIP 35961 is Collinsville, Alabama, mostly in DeKalb County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeKalb +2 more
Metro area
Fort Payne, AL
Population
5,879
Coordinates
34.3043, -85.8460
☼ Live from 35961 — Collinsville, AL

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Where 35961 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35961
  • 🔢 Type 35961 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,961 = 3 × 11987. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110001111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35960 (Centre, AL, 20 mi away) and 35962 (Crossville, AL, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35961 becomes 16953, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13659, 13695, 15639, 15693, 15936, 15963, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96531 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,327 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯798 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35961 and you would come out at 34.30°S, 94.15°E — 1,264 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 118.0 square miles of land, 35961 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 90 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,879This ZIP5,879
Households2,098This ZIP2,098
Housing units2,669This ZIP2,669
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$46,224This ZIP$46,224Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$100,200This ZIP$100,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$621This ZIP$621Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.3%This ZIP6.3%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density49.8 / sq miThis ZIP49.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments46This ZIP46
Employees1,567This ZIP1,567
Annual payroll$41,186,000This ZIP$41,186,000
Tax returns filed2,290This ZIP2,290
Total adjusted gross income$109,767,000This ZIP$109,767,000

Land area

Land area118.00 sq miThis ZIP118.00 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Counties 35961 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
DeKalb County 81.4%
Cherokee County 10.6%
Etowah County 8.0%

Other place names in 35961

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ZIP codes near 35961

ZIPCityDistance
35963 Dawson, AL 6.0 mi
35983 Leesburg, AL 10.2 mi
35974 Geraldine, AL 10.2 mi
35967 Fort Payne, AL 10.5 mi
35962 Crossville, AL 10.9 mi
35971 Fyffe, AL 12.0 mi
35968 Fort Payne, AL 12.3 mi
35986 Rainsville, AL 13.9 mi
35959 Cedar Bluff, AL 14.3 mi
35975 Groveoak, AL 16.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35961?

35961 is in Collinsville, Alabama, in DeKalb County, part of the Fort Payne, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3043, -85.8460.

What county is 35961 in?

35961 spans 3 counties: DeKalb County, Cherokee County and Etowah County. Most of it falls in DeKalb 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 35961?

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

What time zone is 35961 in?

35961 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35961?

About 5,879 people live in ZIP code 35961, in 2,098 households, at 49.8 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 35961?

$46,224 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35961?

The closest are 35963 (6 mi), 35983 (10.2 mi), 35974 (10.2 mi), 35967 (10.5 mi) and 35962 (10.9 mi).

Is 35961 a PO Box ZIP code?

35961 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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