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35972

ZIP 35972 is Gallant, Alabama, mostly in Etowah County; area code 205; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Etowah +1 more
Metro area
Gadsden, AL
Population
1,291
Coordinates
33.9913, -86.2242
☼ Live from 35972 — Gallant, AL

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Where 35972 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35972
  • 🔢 Type 35972 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,972 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 23 × 23. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35971 (Fyffe, AL, 36 mi away) and 35973 (Gaylesville, AL, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35972 becomes 27953 — and that is a real ZIP code: Manns Harbor, NC, 599 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27359, 27539, 27593, 27935, 27953, 29375, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97532 in Merlin, OR, 2,096 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯792 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35972 and you would come out at 33.99°S, 93.78°E — 1,285 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 53m.
  • 📏 At 26.3 square miles of land, 35972 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,291This ZIP1,291
Households521This ZIP521
Housing units680This ZIP680
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$42,457This ZIP$42,457Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$98,800This ZIP$98,800Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%This ZIP25.1%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density49.2 / sq miThis ZIP49.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees46This ZIP46
Annual payroll$1,751,000This ZIP$1,751,000
Tax returns filed470This ZIP470
Total adjusted gross income$28,589,000This ZIP$28,589,000

Land area

Land area26.25 sq miThis ZIP26.25 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Counties 35972 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Etowah County 65.1%
St. Clair County 34.9%

Other place names in 35972

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

ZIP codes near 35972

ZIPCityDistance
35987 Steele, AL 5.5 mi
35952 Altoona, AL 6.5 mi
35990 Walnut Grove, AL 7.0 mi
35906 Rainbow City, AL 8.6 mi
35956 Boaz, AL 11.6 mi
35954 Attalla, AL 11.7 mi
35902 Gadsden, AL 12.6 mi
35953 Ashville, AL 12.9 mi
35121 Oneonta, AL 13.4 mi
35907 Gadsden, AL 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35972?

35972 is in Gallant, Alabama, in Etowah County, part of the Gadsden, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9913, -86.2242.

What county is 35972 in?

35972 spans 2 counties: Etowah County and St. Clair County. Most of it falls in Etowah 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 35972?

Gallant uses area code 205, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 35972 in?

35972 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35972?

About 1,291 people live in ZIP code 35972, in 521 households, at 49.2 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 35972?

$42,457 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35972?

The closest are 35987 (5.5 mi), 35952 (6.5 mi), 35990 (7 mi), 35906 (8.6 mi) and 35956 (11.6 mi).

Is 35972 a PO Box ZIP code?

35972 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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