Postal Codes

35481 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 35481 covers Reform, Alabama, with a population of about 2,909 and a median household income of $41,276.

Population
2,90926 per square mile
Median age
43.44.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$41,27633% below the Alabama median
Poverty rate
25.8%13.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$124,741down 2.1% in five years
Median rent
$42456% below the Alabama median
Degree or higher
9.4%25.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
67.9%2.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
59

Where 35481 is

Reform, 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

Population2,909
Median age43.4
Family households57.1%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.3%
White (non-Hispanic)48.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)45.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.9%
Veterans6.5%
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$41,276
Income per person$25,267
Poverty rate25.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance26.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.6%
$10–15k15.1%
$15–20k8.6%
$20–25k5.9%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k5.0%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k5.5%
$60–75k4.2%
$75–100k12.4%
$100–125k7.8%
$125–150k2.9%
$150–200k7.6%
$200k or more1.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,220
Mean adjusted gross income$48,293
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k38.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.5%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$93,400
Median gross rent$424
Rent as a share of household income30%
Owner-occupied67.9%
Vacant homes18.6%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house56.9%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units6.2%
5 to 19 units3.9%
20 or more units2.6%
Mobile home29.8%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$124,741as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 2.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 25.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$137,691$82,805

$82,805 in 2012 to $124,741 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%
High school diploma or higher89.5%
Works from home6%
Drives to work alone90%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.1%
Health

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

Obesity48.6% 15.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes19.9% 7.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.7% 6.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure52.2% 18.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.2% 9.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.1% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.4% 11 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis37.3% 12.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.1% 7.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.2% 4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.2% 6.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.7% 5.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.1% 9.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.7% 13 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.8% 2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity25.9% 8.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.7% 4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol45.6% 9.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.7% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability23.8% 9.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.8% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat13% 4.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost25% 12 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments59
People employed507
Annual payroll$21,326,000
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 76.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss55.6 out of 100
Community resilience17.6 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.

Lightning98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado95.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave93.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire73.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane72.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm71.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave69.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather39.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought17.6Relatively 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$41,276$62,027$78,538
Income per person$25,267$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate25.8%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$93,400$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$424$963$1,348
Homeownership67.9%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%4.8%5.2%
Works from home6%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%3.8%13.9%
Median age43.439.338.7
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 stationALICEVILLE, AL US32.4 km away

Average high and low by month

January54.9°F / 33.2°F
February59.9°F / 36.5°F
March68.1°F / 43.3°F
April75°F / 50°F
May82.3°F / 58.5°F
June88.5°F / 67°F
July90.9°F / 71.2°F
August90.7°F / 69.5°F
September86.4°F / 63.7°F
October76.9°F / 52.1°F
November66°F / 41.6°F
December57.7°F / 36°F
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 supermarket92% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Pickens County School District100% 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 vulnerability77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Household characteristics81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

35466 Gordo, AL12.4 km away
35471 Mc Shan, AL16.1 km away
35461 Ethelsville, AL18.4 km away
35447 Carrollton, AL19.4 km away
35576 Millport, AL23.1 km away
35574 Kennedy, AL24.5 km away
35457 Echola, AL25.3 km away
35458 Elrod, AL26.3 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.

Pickens County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area110.59 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq mi
Population density26 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.3959, -88.0203

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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