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35987

ZIP 35987 is Steele, Alabama, in St. Clair County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
St. Clair
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
2,861
Coordinates
33.9134, -86.2422
☼ Live from 35987 — Steele, AL

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Where 35987 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35987
  • 🔢 Type 35987 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBGSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,987 = 7 × 53 × 97. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35986 (Rainsville, AL, 47 mi away) and 35988 (Sylvania, AL, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35987 becomes 78953 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rosanky, TX, 710 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35897, 35978, 38579, 38759, 38957, 53789, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98357 in Neah Bay, WA, 2,202 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯794 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35987 and you would come out at 33.91°S, 93.76°E — 1,286 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 60.2 square miles of land, 35987 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,861This ZIP2,861
Households1,017This ZIP1,017
Housing units1,192This ZIP1,192
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$78,906This ZIP$78,906Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$181,600This ZIP$181,600Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$721This ZIP$721Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%This ZIP10.3%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density47.5 / sq miThis ZIP47.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees957This ZIP957
Annual payroll$53,743,000This ZIP$53,743,000
Tax returns filed1,060This ZIP1,060
Total adjusted gross income$60,675,000This ZIP$60,675,000

Land area

Land area60.21 sq miThis ZIP60.21 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Other place names in 35987

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

ZIP codes near 35987

ZIPCityDistance
35972 Gallant, AL 5.5 mi
35953 Ashville, AL 8.2 mi
35906 Rainbow City, AL 8.5 mi
35952 Altoona, AL 10.4 mi
35990 Walnut Grove, AL 11.2 mi
35121 Oneonta, AL 12.1 mi
35907 Gadsden, AL 13.0 mi
35131 Ragland, AL 14.0 mi
35182 Wattsville, AL 14.3 mi
35146 Springville, AL 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35987?

35987 is in Steele, Alabama, in St. Clair County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.9134, -86.2422.

What county is 35987 in?

35987 lies in St. Clair County.

What area code is 35987?

Steele uses area codes 205 and 659, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 35987 in?

35987 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35987?

About 2,861 people live in ZIP code 35987, in 1,017 households, at 47.5 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 35987?

$78,906 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35987?

The closest are 35972 (5.5 mi), 35953 (8.2 mi), 35906 (8.5 mi), 35952 (10.4 mi) and 35990 (11.2 mi).

Is 35987 a PO Box ZIP code?

35987 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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