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35976

ZIP 35976 is Guntersville, Alabama, mostly in Marshall County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marshall +2 more
Metro area
Albertville, AL
Population
16,794
Coordinates
34.3413, -86.3222
☼ Live from 35976 — Guntersville, AL

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Where 35976 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 35976
  • 🔢 Type 35976 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,976 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1499. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35975 (Groveoak, AL, 16 mi away) and 35978 (Henagar, AL, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35976 becomes 67953 — and that is a real ZIP code: Richfield, KS, 892 miles away.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35769, 35967, 36579, 36759, 37659, 39567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96375 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,693 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯774 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35976 and you would come out at 34.34°S, 93.68°E — 1,291 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 51m.
  • 📏 At 127.6 square miles of land, 35976 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 97 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,794This ZIP16,794
Households6,553This ZIP6,553
Housing units7,947This ZIP7,947
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$72,643This ZIP$72,643Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$266,500This ZIP$266,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$849This ZIP$849Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%This ZIP30.6%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density131.7 / sq miThis ZIP131.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments571This ZIP571
Employees10,953This ZIP10,953
Annual payroll$462,357,000This ZIP$462,357,000
Tax returns filed7,560This ZIP7,560
Total adjusted gross income$676,994,000This ZIP$676,994,000

Land area

Land area127.56 sq miThis ZIP127.56 sq mi
Water area35.75 sq miThis ZIP35.75 sq mi

Counties 35976 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Marshall County 92.0%
Blount County 7.9%
Cullman County 0.1%

Other place names in 35976

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ZIP codes near 35976

ZIPCityDistance
35950 Albertville, AL 7.2 mi
35951 Albertville, AL 10.0 mi
35016 Arab, AL 10.5 mi
35747 Grant, AL 10.7 mi
35964 Douglas, AL 11.6 mi
35980 Horton, AL 12.3 mi
35957 Boaz, AL 12.3 mi
35175 Union Grove, AL 12.6 mi
35760 New Hope, AL 14.4 mi
35087 Joppa, AL 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35976?

35976 is in Guntersville, Alabama, in Marshall County, part of the Albertville, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.3413, -86.3222.

What county is 35976 in?

35976 spans 3 counties: Marshall County, Blount County and Cullman County. Most of it falls in Marshall 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 35976?

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

What time zone is 35976 in?

35976 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35976?

About 16,794 people live in ZIP code 35976, in 6,553 households, at 131.7 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 35976?

$72,643 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35976?

The closest are 35950 (7.2 mi), 35951 (10 mi), 35016 (10.5 mi), 35747 (10.7 mi) and 35964 (11.6 mi).

Is 35976 a PO Box ZIP code?

35976 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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