Joppa, AL · standard
ZIP Code 35087
Cullman County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,115
- 36/sq mi
- $67,043
- Median income
- $172,200
- Median home value
- 21.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Joppa pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 42nd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 35th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 36
- people per sq mi
- 86%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 35087 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 35087 covers 58.1 square miles in Joppa, Cullman County, Alabama (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,115 residents on file, a density of 36 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 35087 reports a modest median household income of $67,043 (10% above the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $44,035. The poverty rate is 8.5%, with unemployment at 1.1%; those measures add context to the income figure. Median home value is $172,200 (3% below the average Alabama ZIP) and median rent is $863; 85.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 21.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 49.3, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 5 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Cullman County, so 35087 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 35087, Joppa, AL · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
2,115
Population
58.1
Area (sq mi)
36
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 35087?
49.3
Median Age
52.3%
Male
47.7%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$67,043
Median Household Income
+10% vs state ZIP avg
$44,035
Per Capita Income
8.5%
Poverty Rate
1.1%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
975
Total Housing Units
945
Occupied Units
30
Vacant Units
2.41
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$172,200
Median Home Value
-3% vs state ZIP avg
$863
Median Rent
1991
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 18 business establishments in ZIP 35087, employing approximately 103 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,560,000.
18
Businesses
103
Employees
$2.6M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 4 | 22.2% |
| Retail trade | 4 | 22.2% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 35087 vs 35019 →
ZIP 35087 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 35016
Arab (35016)
16,778 residents
- 35175 5,041
Union Grove (35175)
5,041 residents
- 35083 3,268
Holly Pond (35083)
3,268 residents
- 35621 2,852
Eva (35621)
2,852 residents
- 35019 2,117
Baileyton (35019)
2,117 residents
- 35087 2,115
Joppa (35087)
2,115 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 35087 ranks #6 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 35087 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 35621
Eva (35621)
$78,633 median income
- 35175
Union Grove (35175)
$74,600 median income
- 35087
Joppa (35087)
$67,043 median income
- 35016
Arab (35016)
$63,685 median income
- 35019
Baileyton (35019)
$62,083 median income
- 35083
Holly Pond (35083)
$55,335 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 35087 ranks #3 of 6 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.