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35981

ZIP 35981 is Ider, Alabama, in DeKalb County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeKalb
Metro area
Fort Payne, AL
Population
2,052
Coordinates
34.7222, -85.6407
☼ Live from 35981 — Ider, AL

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Where 35981 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35981
  • 🔢 Type 35981 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,981 = 11 × 3271. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35980 (Horton, AL, 57 mi away) and 35983 (Leesburg, AL, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35981 becomes 18953 — and that is a real ZIP code: Revere, PA, 699 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13859, 15938, 18935, 18953, 19358, 19538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98315 in Silverdale, WA, 2,100 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯793 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35981 and you would come out at 34.72°S, 94.36°E — 1,253 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 49m.
  • 📏 At 26.1 square miles of land, 35981 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,052This ZIP2,052
Households650This ZIP650
Housing units793This ZIP793
Median age47.7This ZIP47.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$45,556This ZIP$45,556Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$152,200This ZIP$152,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,003This ZIP$1,003Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density78.7 / sq miThis ZIP78.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees152This ZIP152
Annual payroll$4,881,000This ZIP$4,881,000
Tax returns filed800This ZIP800
Total adjusted gross income$42,561,000This ZIP$42,561,000

Land area

Land area26.06 sq miThis ZIP26.06 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 35981

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

ZIP codes near 35981

ZIPCityDistance
35966 Flat Rock, AL 6.2 mi
35978 Henagar, AL 7.4 mi
35979 Higdon, AL 7.6 mi
35989 Valley Head, AL 8.6 mi
35765 Pisgah, AL 10.3 mi
30738 Rising Fawn, GA 10.4 mi
35958 Bryant, AL 13.4 mi
35988 Sylvania, AL 14.4 mi
30731 Menlo, GA 14.5 mi
30752 Trenton, GA 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35981?

35981 is in Ider, Alabama, in DeKalb County, part of the Fort Payne, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.7222, -85.6407.

What county is 35981 in?

35981 lies in DeKalb County.

What area code is 35981?

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

What time zone is 35981 in?

35981 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35981?

About 2,052 people live in ZIP code 35981, in 650 households, at 78.7 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 35981?

$45,556 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35981?

The closest are 35966 (6.2 mi), 35978 (7.4 mi), 35979 (7.6 mi), 35989 (8.6 mi) and 35765 (10.3 mi).

Is 35981 a PO Box ZIP code?

35981 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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