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35986

ZIP 35986 is Rainsville, 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
8,207
Coordinates
34.5048, -85.8403
☼ Live from 35986 — Rainsville, AL

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Where 35986 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35986
  • 🔢 Type 35986 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,986 = 2 × 19 × 947. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35984 (Mentone, AL, 16 mi away) and 35987 (Steele, AL, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35986 becomes 68953, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35896, 35968, 36859, 38569, 38659, 38965, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96853 in Jbphh, HI, 4,406 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯791 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35986 and you would come out at 34.50°S, 94.16°E — 1,264 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 43.1 square miles of land, 35986 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,207This ZIP8,207
Households3,464This ZIP3,464
Housing units3,766This ZIP3,766
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$68,056This ZIP$68,056Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$221,600This ZIP$221,600Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$558This ZIP$558Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%This ZIP24.9%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density190.5 / sq miThis ZIP190.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments185This ZIP185
Employees2,571This ZIP2,571
Annual payroll$110,537,000This ZIP$110,537,000
Tax returns filed3,450This ZIP3,450
Total adjusted gross income$215,688,000This ZIP$215,688,000

Land area

Land area43.07 sq miThis ZIP43.07 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 35986

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ZIP codes near 35986

ZIPCityDistance
35968 Fort Payne, AL 3.5 mi
35988 Sylvania, AL 4.4 mi
35971 Fyffe, AL 6.9 mi
35744 Dutton, AL 8.3 mi
35771 Section, AL 9.7 mi
35967 Fort Payne, AL 11.2 mi
35963 Dawson, AL 11.2 mi
35978 Henagar, AL 11.4 mi
35765 Pisgah, AL 13.2 mi
35989 Valley Head, AL 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35986?

35986 is in Rainsville, Alabama, in DeKalb County, part of the Fort Payne, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5048, -85.8403.

What county is 35986 in?

35986 lies in DeKalb County.

What area code is 35986?

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

What time zone is 35986 in?

35986 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35986?

About 8,207 people live in ZIP code 35986, in 3,464 households, at 190.5 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 35986?

$68,056 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35986?

The closest are 35968 (3.5 mi), 35988 (4.4 mi), 35971 (6.9 mi), 35744 (8.3 mi) and 35771 (9.7 mi).

Is 35986 a PO Box ZIP code?

35986 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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