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35980

ZIP 35980 is Horton, Alabama, mostly in Marshall County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marshall +1 more
Metro area
Albertville, AL
Population
6,418
Coordinates
34.1721, -86.3896
☼ Live from 35980 — Horton, AL

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Where 35980 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35980
  • 🔢 Type 35980 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,980 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 257. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35979 (Higdon, AL, 63 mi away) and 35981 (Ider, AL, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35980 becomes 08953, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03589, 03598, 03859, 05839, 09358, 09835, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09853 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,338 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯777 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35980 and you would come out at 34.17°S, 93.61°E — 1,295 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 52m.
  • 📏 At 55.0 square miles of land, 35980 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,418This ZIP6,418
Households2,137This ZIP2,137
Housing units2,373This ZIP2,373
Median age34.4This ZIP34.4Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$57,277This ZIP$57,277Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$173,200This ZIP$173,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$810This ZIP$810Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%This ZIP13.7%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density116.6 / sq miThis ZIP116.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees116This ZIP116
Annual payroll$4,489,000This ZIP$4,489,000
Tax returns filed2,020This ZIP2,020
Total adjusted gross income$100,752,000This ZIP$100,752,000

Land area

Land area55.03 sq miThis ZIP55.03 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Counties 35980 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Marshall County 52.2%
Blount County 47.8%

Other place names in 35980

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

ZIP codes near 35980

ZIPCityDistance
35964 Douglas, AL 3.8 mi
35990 Walnut Grove, AL 8.7 mi
35950 Albertville, AL 9.1 mi
35952 Altoona, AL 9.4 mi
35031 Blountsville, AL 10.8 mi
35957 Boaz, AL 11.1 mi
35083 Holly Pond, AL 12.0 mi
35976 Guntersville, AL 12.3 mi
35016 Arab, AL 12.4 mi
35956 Boaz, AL 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35980?

35980 is in Horton, Alabama, in Marshall County, part of the Albertville, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.1721, -86.3896.

What county is 35980 in?

35980 spans 2 counties: Marshall County and Blount 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 time zone is 35980 in?

35980 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35980?

About 6,418 people live in ZIP code 35980, in 2,137 households, at 116.6 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 35980?

$57,277 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35980?

The closest are 35964 (3.8 mi), 35990 (8.7 mi), 35950 (9.1 mi), 35952 (9.4 mi) and 35031 (10.8 mi).

Is 35980 a PO Box ZIP code?

35980 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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