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35974

ZIP 35974 is Geraldine, Alabama, in DeKalb County; area code 256; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeKalb
Metro area
Fort Payne, AL
Population
1,518
Coordinates
34.3628, -86.0103
☼ Live from 35974 — Geraldine, AL

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Where 35974 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35974
  • 🔢 Type 35974 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,974 = 2 × 17987. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35973 (Gaylesville, AL, 26 mi away) and 35975 (Groveoak, AL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35974 becomes 47953, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34759, 34957, 35749, 39457, 39475, 39574, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97453 in Mapleton, OR, 2,112 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯788 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35974 and you would come out at 34.36°S, 93.99°E — 1,274 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 12.4 square miles of land, 35974 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,518This ZIP1,518
Households567This ZIP567
Housing units639This ZIP639
Median age31.9This ZIP31.9Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$52,054This ZIP$52,054Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$155,900This ZIP$155,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$417This ZIP$417Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.0%This ZIP10.0%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density122.7 / sq miThis ZIP122.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees384This ZIP384
Annual payroll$16,583,000This ZIP$16,583,000
Tax returns filed750This ZIP750
Total adjusted gross income$36,820,000This ZIP$36,820,000

Land area

Land area12.37 sq miThis ZIP12.37 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 35974

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ZIP codes near 35974

ZIPCityDistance
35962 Crossville, AL 4.6 mi
35963 Dawson, AL 4.7 mi
35975 Groveoak, AL 6.4 mi
35971 Fyffe, AL 7.4 mi
35951 Albertville, AL 7.8 mi
35961 Collinsville, AL 10.2 mi
35755 Langston, AL 11.8 mi
35771 Section, AL 12.2 mi
35986 Rainsville, AL 13.8 mi
35968 Fort Payne, AL 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35974?

35974 is in Geraldine, Alabama, in DeKalb County, part of the Fort Payne, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3628, -86.0103.

What county is 35974 in?

35974 lies in DeKalb County.

What area code is 35974?

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

What time zone is 35974 in?

35974 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35974?

About 1,518 people live in ZIP code 35974, in 567 households, at 122.7 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 35974?

$52,054 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35974?

The closest are 35962 (4.6 mi), 35963 (4.7 mi), 35975 (6.4 mi), 35971 (7.4 mi) and 35951 (7.8 mi).

Is 35974 a PO Box ZIP code?

35974 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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