Cullman, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cullman, AL: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 41,993. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CULLMAN-AL · Cullman, AL 3 ZIPs · 41,993 pop · #14034/25278 · Cullman County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $68,111
  • RANK-MID #14034/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Joppa
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-SMALL 41,993
  • SPREAD-MOD 35055→35057
  • HOME-MID $214,133

Nearest income peer: Joppa, AL ( $1,068 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Cullman

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cullman on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Cullman, AL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

44th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
41,993
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,111
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,111 and poverty 13.2% concentrate in 35055.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cullman as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Rainsville is the closest lower-income city and Gilbertown the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cullman.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Cullman differ

The most material local contrast is hardship rather than the city-wide income average. Poverty is 6.8% in ZIP 35057 and 19.9% in 35055. That spread is why the ZIP detail pages are more useful than a single city figure for comparing household conditions.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.4×

35055 to 35057

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

35057 to 35055

Poverty-rate spread
13.1 points

35057 to 35055

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 35055 skews compact Cullman

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 35055 covers about 46% of Cullman's 41,993 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Cullman

Citywide ZBP: 1,351 establishments, 21,913 employees , annual payroll $1,034,121k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35055 (889 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (276) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Cullman, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Cullman County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Cullman. See the Cullman County roll-up →

Cullman sits in the upper half of Cullman County on income: Hanceville, Bremen and Holly Pond report less, while Vinemont and Logan report more. Hanceville marks the far end of that range at $48,276, 29% below Cullman.

Side-by-side: Compare 35055 vs 35057 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35055 19,427 $58,405 889 117
35057 12,630 $83,781 203 38
35058 9,936 $62,146 259 56

Cullman roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Cullman, .