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35653 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 35653 covers Russellville, Alabama, with a population of about 11,005 and a median household income of $52,454.

Population
11,00574 per square mile
Median age
35.82.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$52,45415% below the Alabama median
Poverty rate
15.7%3.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$174,274up 24% in five years
Median rent
$73324% below the Alabama median
Degree or higher
15.3%19.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.1%8.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
284

Where 35653 is

Russellville, 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

Population11,005
Median age35.8
Family households64%
Born outside the US17.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home32.2%
White (non-Hispanic)53.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino35.9%
Veterans4%
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$52,454
Income per person$25,589
Poverty rate15.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance24.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.0%
$10–15k5.4%
$15–20k6.6%
$20–25k6.9%
$25–30k8.1%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k5.0%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k8.3%
$50–60k6.9%
$60–75k10.6%
$75–100k18.0%
$100–125k3.2%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k5.1%
$200k or more2.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,460
Mean adjusted gross income$53,447
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k34.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.1%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$117,800
Median gross rent$733
Rent as a share of household income21.3%
Owner-occupied73.1%
Vacant homes17.8%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house80.3%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units4.2%
5 to 19 units4.5%
20 or more units1.7%
Mobile home8.2%
Boat, RV or van0.6%
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$174,274as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$184,268$97,681

$97,681 in 2015 to $174,274 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%
High school diploma or higher75.9%
Works from home1.8%
Drives to work alone84.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.6%
Health

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

Obesity43.1% 9.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.2% 6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43% 8.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.5% 10.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)20.1% 8.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity35.6% 10.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.5% 4.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.5% 5.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.2% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.7% 13.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability42.8% 12.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity28.6% 11.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps21.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.2% 6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.4% 5.6 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37% 2.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.6% 3.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19% 2.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.7% 6.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.5% 4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.8% 4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost23.2% 10.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments284
People employed4,008
Annual payroll$159,234,000
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 66.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss60.7 out of 100
Community resilience24.1 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.

Tornado94.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave89.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake76.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought75.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave66.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail58.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane54.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather37.9Relatively Moderate 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$52,454$62,027$78,538
Income per person$25,589$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate15.7%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$117,800$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$733$963$1,348
Homeownership73.1%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%4.8%5.2%
Works from home1.8%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US17.4%3.8%13.9%
Median age35.839.338.7
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 stationRUSSELLVILLE #2, AL US0.7 km away
Rain in a year57 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January51.1°F / 31.7°F5 in rain, 0.3 in snow
February55.9°F / 34.2°F5.08 in rain, 0.2 in snow
March64.7°F / 40.3°F5.43 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April73.2°F / 48.6°F5.12 in rain
May80.9°F / 57.5°F5.38 in rain
June88°F / 65.7°F3.82 in rain
July90.9°F / 69.8°F4.48 in rain
August90.5°F / 68.8°F4.66 in rain
September85.4°F / 61.8°F3.99 in rain
October74.8°F / 50.1°F3.76 in rain
November63°F / 39.8°F4.54 in rain
December54°F / 34.3°F5.44 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 supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket8% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Franklin County School District72.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Colbert County School District22% of this ZIP code's land area
Russellville City School District5.5% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability3.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

35654 Russellville, AL8.4 km away
35585 Spruce Pine, AL12.2 km away
35581 Phil Campbell, AL17.8 km away
35674 Tuscumbia, AL20.5 km away
35651 Mount Hope, AL23 km away
35662 Muscle Shoals, AL27 km away
35660 Sheffield, AL28.1 km away
35571 Hodges, AL28.2 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.

Franklin County78% of this ZIP code's land area
Colbert County22% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area149.65 sq mi
Water area7.82 sq mi
Population density74 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.5066, -87.7257

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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