| City: | Decatur, Alabama |
| Names to Avoid: | Master Charge |
| County: | Morgan County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:48:09 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 256 / 938 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 34.6059, -86.9836 |
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Master Charge, the original name of what is now Mastercard, operated under dedicated ZIP code 35699 in Morgan County, Alabama. Master Charge was created in 1966 when a consortium of banks formed the Interbank Card Association to compete with Bank of America's BankAmericard (now Visa). The name "Master Charge" was coined by First National Bank of Louisville, Kentucky, and combined with the iconic overlapping yellow and orange circles in 1969. In 1979, the network rebranded as Mastercard. This USPS designation in Decatur dates to before 2004.
The single ZIP+4 delivery code suggests this was a focused card processing or correspondence operation rather than a major facility. Located in Decatur, approximately 4.9 miles from Huntsville's Southpoint Industrial Park, the designation likely served credit card statement mailings or payment processing. Census demographic data is not available for this commercial-only designation. Decatur is the valid mailing city for this ZIP code.
ZIP Code 35699 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 35699 is located in Morgan County, Alabama, within the Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 19460) and Alabama's 5th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 153,829 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 35699. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Decatur, ALSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 19460Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 153,829Source: Census |
| MSA: | Decatur, AL MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 05Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 3677.31 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0120104Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Decatur city; AlabamaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 35699 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.