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35984

ZIP 35984 is Mentone, 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
1,424
Coordinates
34.5186, -85.5578
☼ Live from 35984 — Mentone, AL

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Where 35984 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35984
  • 🔢 Type 35984 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hBGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,984 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 173. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35983 (Leesburg, AL, 27 mi away) and 35986 (Rainsville, AL, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35984 becomes 48953, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34958, 34985, 35894, 38459, 38549, 38945, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98345 in Keyport, WA, 2,108 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯804 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35984 and you would come out at 34.52°S, 94.44°E — 1,248 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 71.3 square miles of land, 35984 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,424This ZIP1,424
Households719This ZIP719
Housing units1,301This ZIP1,301
Median age61.5This ZIP61.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$44,135This ZIP$44,135Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$138,000This ZIP$138,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$358This ZIP$358Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density20.0 / sq miThis ZIP20.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees144This ZIP144
Annual payroll$7,150,000This ZIP$7,150,000
Tax returns filed900This ZIP900
Total adjusted gross income$62,316,000This ZIP$62,316,000

Land area

Land area71.33 sq miThis ZIP71.33 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 35984 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
DeKalb County 70.1%
Cherokee County 29.9%

Other place names in 35984

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ZIP codes near 35984

ZIPCityDistance
30731 Menlo, GA 5.8 mi
35989 Valley Head, AL 7.1 mi
35967 Fort Payne, AL 11.8 mi
35973 Gaylesville, AL 12.1 mi
35978 Henagar, AL 13.0 mi
30730 Lyerly, GA 13.4 mi
35968 Fort Payne, AL 13.6 mi
35988 Sylvania, AL 13.9 mi
35981 Ider, AL 14.8 mi
30747 Summerville, GA 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35984?

35984 is in Mentone, Alabama, in DeKalb County, part of the Fort Payne, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5186, -85.5578.

What county is 35984 in?

35984 spans 2 counties: DeKalb County and Cherokee 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 35984?

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

What time zone is 35984 in?

35984 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35984?

About 1,424 people live in ZIP code 35984, in 719 households, at 20.0 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 35984?

$44,135 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35984?

The closest are 30731 (5.8 mi), 35989 (7.1 mi), 35967 (11.8 mi), 35973 (12.1 mi) and 35978 (13 mi).

Is 35984 a PO Box ZIP code?

35984 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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