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Madison County · Alabama

ZIP code 35759

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 35759 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
12,435

ZCTA residents

Median income
$98,374

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$272,200

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
4%

Alabama state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 35759 sits in Madison County, Alabama and is home to 12,435 people. Median household income is $98,374, the median home is worth $272,200 and median gross rent is $1,242. 91.4% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 4% (Alabama state rate).

County
Madison County

FIPS 01089

State
Alabama (AL)

656 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 35759

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
12,435ZIP 35759 residents
Median household income
$98,374Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$272,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,242Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
42.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
91.4%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 35759 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 35759 is a mid-size town in Madison County, Alabama, with 12,435 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #143 of 656 ranked by population — larger than 78% of them. The median age here is 42.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in ZIP 35759 earn a median of $98,374 a year, 25.3% above the national figure of $78,538. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 5.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 35759 is valued at $272,200, 10.3% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,242 a month, 11.7% below the national figure, or roughly $14,904 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 91.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Reading ZIP 35759 in context

How 35759 sits inside Madison County and Alabama.

ZIP 35759 is tabulated inside Madison County, Alabama, one of 22 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 656 across Alabama. This is a mid-sized suburban ZIP inside a county that is split across many delivery areas. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 35759 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 35759 reports a median household income of $98,374, 6% above the $93,066 county median, and 78% above the $55,313 typical AL ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $272,200, close to the county figure and 84% above the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $1,242 a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.

Alabama charges 4% statewide, and local governments overlapping 35759 may add county, city or special-district levies on top. We publish the state floor for this ZIP rather than guessing a combined figure, because ZIP boundaries and taxing-district boundaries were drawn for different purposes and do not line up.

Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 35759 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.

Sales tax in 35759

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
4%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$4Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$40Before any exemptions

Alabama levies 4% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
15%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
2.8×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,412/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
5.8%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 35759 compares

ZIP 35759 against the median ZIP in Madison County and across Alabama.

MeasureZIP 35759County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$98,374$93,066$55,313+78%
Median home value$272,200$271,250$148,100+84%
Median gross rent$1,242$1,141$823+51%
Population12,43516,7113,811+226%

Medians are computed across the 22 ZIP areas in Madison County and the 656 ZIP areas in Alabama.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 656 Alabama ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 95% of 585 state ZIPs

#32
Home value

above 91% of 571 state ZIPs

#53
Population

larger than 78% of 656 state ZIPs

#143

Comparable ZIP codes

Alabama ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
36879Chambers County$98,750$303,700$768
35116Jefferson County$98,990$228,200$844
35243Jefferson County$99,063$484,400$1,632
36026Coosa County$99,737$285,900—
35114Shelby County$96,335$280,400$1,056
35803Madison County$95,182$259,100$1,221

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Madison County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Madison County, Alabama.

ZIP 35759 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 35759?
ZIP 35759 lies mostly in Madison County, Alabama. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 35759?
Alabama charges 4% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 35759 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,242 a month, about 15% of median household income, and the median home is worth $272,200 — +84% against the typical Alabama ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 35759, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.