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35968

ZIP 35968 is in Fort Payne, Alabama, in DeKalb County; area code 256; Central time. Fort Payne has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 35967.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeKalb
Metro area
Fort Payne, AL
Population
4,763
Coordinates
34.4760, -85.7901
☼ Live from 35968 — Fort Payne, AL

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Where 35968 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35968
  • 🔢 Type 35968 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,968 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 281. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35967 (Fort Payne, AL, 8 mi away) and 35971 (Fyffe, AL, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35968 becomes 86953, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35896, 35986, 36859, 38569, 38659, 38965, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96853 in Jbphh, HI, 4,409 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯794 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35968 and you would come out at 34.48°S, 94.21°E — 1,261 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 63.6 square miles of land, 35968 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,763This ZIP4,763
Households1,638This ZIP1,638
Housing units1,956This ZIP1,956
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$43,539This ZIP$43,539Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$122,400This ZIP$122,400Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$698This ZIP$698Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%This ZIP12.0%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density74.9 / sq miThis ZIP74.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments152This ZIP152
Employees4,637This ZIP4,637
Annual payroll$266,333,000This ZIP$266,333,000
Tax returns filed2,280This ZIP2,280
Total adjusted gross income$151,028,000This ZIP$151,028,000

Land area

Land area63.57 sq miThis ZIP63.57 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 35968

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ZIP codes near 35968

ZIPCityDistance
35986 Rainsville, AL 3.5 mi
35988 Sylvania, AL 5.7 mi
35967 Fort Payne, AL 7.7 mi
35971 Fyffe, AL 9.0 mi
35963 Dawson, AL 11.2 mi
35744 Dutton, AL 11.5 mi
35978 Henagar, AL 12.0 mi
35989 Valley Head, AL 12.2 mi
35961 Collinsville, AL 12.3 mi
35771 Section, AL 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35968?

35968 is in Fort Payne, Alabama, in DeKalb County, part of the Fort Payne, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.4760, -85.7901.

What county is 35968 in?

35968 lies in DeKalb County.

What area code is 35968?

Fort Payne uses area code 256, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 35968 in?

35968 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35968?

About 4,763 people live in ZIP code 35968, in 1,638 households, at 74.9 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 35968?

$43,539 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35968?

The closest are 35986 (3.5 mi), 35988 (5.7 mi), 35967 (7.7 mi), 35971 (9 mi) and 35963 (11.2 mi).

Is 35968 a PO Box ZIP code?

35968 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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