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35801 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 35801 covers Huntsville, Alabama, with a population of about 23,901 and a median household income of $103,125.

Population
23,9011,726 per square mile
Median age
40.41.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$103,1251.7× the Alabama median
Poverty rate
8.9%3.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$397,775up 15.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,1301.2× the Alabama median
Degree or higher
55.4%20.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
67.7%2.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,945

Where 35801 is

Huntsville, 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

Population23,901
Median age40.4
Family households55.9%
Born outside the US3.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.5%
White (non-Hispanic)80.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.2%
Veterans7.4%
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$103,125
Income per person$65,023
Poverty rate8.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k5.0%
$60–75k7.4%
$75–100k10.4%
$100–125k12.6%
$125–150k6.0%
$150–200k12.6%
$200k or more20.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,570
Mean adjusted gross income$156,775
Returns declaring $200,000 or more18.6%
Returns, under $25k20.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.9%
Returns, $200k or more18.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$399,700
Median gross rent$1,130
Rent as a share of household income22.4%
Owner-occupied67.7%
Vacant homes8.2%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house74.6%
Attached house1.4%
2 to 4 units6.3%
5 to 19 units5.8%
20 or more units11.4%
Mobile home0.4%
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$397,775as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 15.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74.6%
Typical asking rent$1,427as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 20.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200120132026$397,775$75,978

$87,168 in 2001 to $397,775 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201720212026$1,427$780

$780 in 2017 to $1,427 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.4%
High school diploma or higher90.3%
Works from home16%
Drives to work alone75.6%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.3%
Health

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

Obesity36.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.6% 3.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16% 4.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.8% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.2% 4.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.6% 9.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29% 1.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.4% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,945
People employed37,281
Annual payroll$2,170,527,000
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 60.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss64.5 out of 100
Community resilience76 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.

Tornado84.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave73.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather72.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake70.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm70.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning70.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide44.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire43.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail37.4Relatively 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$103,125$62,027$78,538
Income per person$65,023$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate8.9%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$399,700$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,130$963$1,348
Homeownership67.7%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.4%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.6%4.8%5.2%
Works from home16%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US3.6%3.8%13.9%
Median age40.439.338.7
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 stationHUNTSVILLE INTL AP, AL US22 km away
Rain in a year54 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January52.3°F / 33.1°F4.99 in rain, 0.7 in snow
February57.1°F / 36.4°F5.11 in rain, 1 in snow
March65.5°F / 43°F5.39 in rain, 0.5 in snow
April74.8°F / 51°F4.86 in rain
May82.5°F / 60.2°F4.67 in rain
June89.1°F / 68°F4.06 in rain
July91.5°F / 71.1°F4.49 in rain
August91.3°F / 69.7°F3.55 in rain
September86.5°F / 63.4°F3.49 in rain
October76°F / 51.8°F3.56 in rain
November63.9°F / 41.2°F4.25 in rain
December55°F / 35.9°F5.87 in rain, 0.2 in snow
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 supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket59% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket23% 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%.

Huntsville City School District99.8% 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 vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability9.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

35804 Huntsville, AL1.7 km away
35893 Huntsville, AL1.8 km away
35895 Huntsville, AL1.8 km away
35807 Huntsville, AL4.1 km away
35809 Huntsville, AL4.1 km away
35812 Huntsville, AL4.1 km away
35813 Huntsville, AL4.1 km away
35814 Huntsville, AL4.1 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.

Madison County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area13.84 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density1,726 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.7269, -86.5673

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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