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35966

ZIP 35966 is Flat Rock, Alabama, mostly in Jackson County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson +1 more
Metro area
Scottsboro, AL
Population
3,543
Coordinates
34.7950, -85.7033
☼ Live from 35966 — Flat Rock, AL

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Where 35966 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35966
  • 🔢 Type 35966 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,966 = 2 × 7 × 7 × 367. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110001111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35964 (Douglas, AL, 56 mi away) and 35967 (Fort Payne, AL, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35966 becomes 66953 — and that is a real ZIP code: Linn, KS, 712 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36569, 36695, 39566, 39656, 39665, 56369, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96365 in APO STA, a military post office, 7,678 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯787 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35966 and you would come out at 34.79°S, 94.30°E — 1,257 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 84.4 square miles of land, 35966 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,543This ZIP3,543
Households1,372This ZIP1,372
Housing units1,685This ZIP1,685
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$43,883This ZIP$43,883Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$149,700This ZIP$149,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$782This ZIP$782Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%This ZIP10.1%
Mean commute35.4 minThis ZIP35.4 min
Population density42.0 / sq miThis ZIP42.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees114This ZIP114
Annual payroll$4,819,000This ZIP$4,819,000
Tax returns filed1,350This ZIP1,350
Total adjusted gross income$77,894,000This ZIP$77,894,000

Land area

Land area84.40 sq miThis ZIP84.40 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 35966 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 75.5%
DeKalb County 24.5%

ZIP codes near 35966

ZIPCityDistance
35979 Higdon, AL 5.7 mi
35981 Ider, AL 6.2 mi
35958 Bryant, AL 9.0 mi
35765 Pisgah, AL 9.5 mi
35978 Henagar, AL 10.6 mi
35740 Bridgeport, AL 12.5 mi
30752 Trenton, GA 12.5 mi
30738 Rising Fawn, GA 12.6 mi
35989 Valley Head, AL 14.1 mi
35752 Hollywood, AL 15.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35966?

35966 is in Flat Rock, Alabama, in Jackson County, part of the Scottsboro, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7950, -85.7033.

What county is 35966 in?

35966 spans 2 counties: Jackson County and DeKalb County. Most of it falls in Jackson 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 35966?

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

What time zone is 35966 in?

35966 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35966?

About 3,543 people live in ZIP code 35966, in 1,372 households, at 42.0 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 35966?

$43,883 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35966?

The closest are 35979 (5.7 mi), 35981 (6.2 mi), 35958 (9 mi), 35765 (9.5 mi) and 35978 (10.6 mi).

Is 35966 a PO Box ZIP code?

35966 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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