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35053 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 35053 covers Crane Hill, Alabama, with a population of about 2,890 and a median household income of $62,250.

Population
2,89059 per square mile
Median age
49.410.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$62,250about the Alabama median
Poverty rate
10%2.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$536,259up 29.7% in five years
Median rent
$924about the Alabama median
Degree or higher
26.4%8.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
94.3%29.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
37

Where 35053 is

Crane Hill, Alabama — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,890
Median age49.4
Family households70.7%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.3%
White (non-Hispanic)96.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans8.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$62,250
Income per person$43,390
Poverty rate10%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.7%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k4.3%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k14.3%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k4.6%
$75–100k9.2%
$100–125k10.4%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k11.4%
$200k or more11.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,300
Mean adjusted gross income$91,698
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.2%
Returns, under $25k28.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.8%
Returns, $200k or more9.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$242,700
Median gross rent$924
Rent as a share of household income9%
Owner-occupied94.3%
Vacant homes50.7%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house77.2%
Attached house2%
2 to 4 units0.6%
20 or more units0.4%
Mobile home19.4%
Boat, RV or van0.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$536,259as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 89.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$536,259$148,007

$148,007 in 2000 to $536,259 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%
High school diploma or higher87.6%
Works from home15.4%
Drives to work alone74.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more29.1%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity36.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47% 12.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis37.3% 12.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.6% 6.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82% 5.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.3% 4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.2% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.9% 7.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.3% 2.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.3% 4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.7% 9.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.9% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.8% 4.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.8% 2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.7% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments37
People employed121
Annual payroll$6,674,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 66% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss59.9 out of 100
Community resilience26.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide95.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave85.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding81.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire80.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought77.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado76.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning76Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake66Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane60.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave54Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail47.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather43.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm38.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Alabama and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPAlabamaUnited States
Median household income$62,250$62,027$78,538
Income per person$43,390$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate10%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$242,700$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$924$963$1,348
Homeownership94.3%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%4.8%5.2%
Works from home15.4%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%3.8%13.9%
Median age49.439.338.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationADDISON, AL US22.8 km away
Rain in a year61 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January50.4°F / 29.4°F5.37 in rain, 0.2 in snow
February54.5°F / 32.2°F5.61 in rain
March63.5°F / 39.7°F5.44 in rain
April71.9°F / 46.7°F5.85 in rain
May78.8°F / 55.8°F5.09 in rain
June84.8°F / 63.6°F4.75 in rain
July88°F / 67.6°F4.78 in rain
August87.8°F / 65.8°F4.37 in rain
September83.1°F / 59.9°F4.45 in rain
October73.3°F / 48.3°F3.91 in rain
November62°F / 38.7°F4.85 in rain
December53°F / 32.7°F6.31 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Cullman County School District90.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Winston County School District9.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

35098 Logan, AL6.5 km away
35057 Cullman, AL9.6 km away
35541 Arley, AL12.6 km away
35033 Bremen, AL12.7 km away
35540 Addison, AL19.2 km away
35572 Houston, AL20.1 km away
35056 Cullman, AL21.5 km away
35055 Cullman, AL22.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Cullman County90.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Winston County9.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area49.28 sq mi
Water area9.42 sq mi
Population density59 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.0821, -87.0484

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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