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35978

ZIP 35978 is Henagar, Alabama, mostly in DeKalb County; area code 256; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeKalb +1 more
Metro area
Fort Payne, AL
Population
5,580
Coordinates
34.6428, -85.7290
☼ Live from 35978 — Henagar, AL

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Where 35978 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35978
  • 🔢 Type 35978 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,978 = 2 × 17989. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35976 (Guntersville, AL, 40 mi away) and 35979 (Higdon, AL, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35978 becomes 87953, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35897, 35987, 38579, 38759, 38957, 53789, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98357 in Neah Bay, WA, 2,194 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯791 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35978 and you would come out at 34.64°S, 94.27°E — 1,258 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 69.4 square miles of land, 35978 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,580This ZIP5,580
Households1,982This ZIP1,982
Housing units2,296This ZIP2,296
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$55,509This ZIP$55,509Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$137,100This ZIP$137,100Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,041This ZIP$1,041Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density80.5 / sq miThis ZIP80.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments65This ZIP65
Employees831This ZIP831
Annual payroll$32,754,000This ZIP$32,754,000
Tax returns filed2,130This ZIP2,130
Total adjusted gross income$136,843,000This ZIP$136,843,000

Land area

Land area69.36 sq miThis ZIP69.36 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Counties 35978 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
DeKalb County 77.5%
Jackson County 22.5%

Other place names in 35978

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

ZIP codes near 35978

ZIPCityDistance
35989 Valley Head, AL 6.2 mi
35765 Pisgah, AL 6.3 mi
35988 Sylvania, AL 7.0 mi
35981 Ider, AL 7.4 mi
35744 Dutton, AL 10.2 mi
35966 Flat Rock, AL 10.6 mi
35986 Rainsville, AL 11.4 mi
35968 Fort Payne, AL 12.0 mi
35984 Mentone, AL 13.0 mi
35979 Higdon, AL 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35978?

35978 is in Henagar, Alabama, in DeKalb County, part of the Fort Payne, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.6428, -85.7290.

What county is 35978 in?

35978 spans 2 counties: DeKalb County and Jackson County. Most of it falls in DeKalb 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 35978?

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

What time zone is 35978 in?

35978 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35978?

About 5,580 people live in ZIP code 35978, in 1,982 households, at 80.5 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 35978?

$55,509 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35978?

The closest are 35989 (6.2 mi), 35765 (6.3 mi), 35988 (7 mi), 35981 (7.4 mi) and 35744 (10.2 mi).

Is 35978 a PO Box ZIP code?

35978 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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