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35973

ZIP 35973 is Gaylesville, Alabama, in Cherokee County; area code 256; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cherokee
Metro area
none
Population
2,778
Coordinates
34.3440, -85.5515
☼ Live from 35973 — Gaylesville, AL

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Where 35973 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35973
  • 🔢 Type 35973 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,973 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 571. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35972 (Gallant, AL, 46 mi away) and 35974 (Geraldine, AL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35973 becomes 37953, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33579, 33597, 33759, 33957, 33975, 35739, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97533 in Murphy, OR, 2,101 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯811 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35973 and you would come out at 34.34°S, 94.45°E — 1,247 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 109.8 square miles of land, 35973 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 83 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,778This ZIP2,778
Households994This ZIP994
Housing units1,428This ZIP1,428
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$44,608This ZIP$44,608Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$69,400This ZIP$69,400Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%This ZIP13.2%
Mean commute46.7 minThis ZIP46.7 min
Population density25.3 / sq miThis ZIP25.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees47This ZIP47
Annual payroll$2,219,000This ZIP$2,219,000
Tax returns filed1,050This ZIP1,050
Total adjusted gross income$56,872,000This ZIP$56,872,000

Land area

Land area109.84 sq miThis ZIP109.84 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Other place names in 35973

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ZIP codes near 35973

ZIPCityDistance
35959 Cedar Bluff, AL 7.5 mi
30730 Lyerly, GA 7.8 mi
35967 Fort Payne, AL 9.0 mi
35984 Mentone, AL 12.1 mi
30165 Rome, GA 14.8 mi
35960 Centre, AL 14.9 mi
30731 Menlo, GA 15.9 mi
35968 Fort Payne, AL 16.4 mi
35961 Collinsville, AL 17.0 mi
35983 Leesburg, AL 17.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35973?

35973 is in Gaylesville, Alabama, in Cherokee County. Its published point location is 34.3440, -85.5515.

What county is 35973 in?

35973 lies in Cherokee County.

What area code is 35973?

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

What time zone is 35973 in?

35973 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35973?

About 2,778 people live in ZIP code 35973, in 994 households, at 25.3 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 35973?

$44,608 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35973?

The closest are 35959 (7.5 mi), 30730 (7.8 mi), 35967 (9 mi), 35984 (12.1 mi) and 30165 (14.8 mi).

Is 35973 a PO Box ZIP code?

35973 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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