| City: | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Names to Avoid: | Munitions Missle Com Sch |
| County: | Madison County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:48:54 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 256 / 938 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 34.7305, -86.5863 |
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The U.S. Army Missile and Munitions Center and School at Redstone Arsenal operates under dedicated ZIP code 35897 in Madison County. Originally established in 1952 as the Ordnance Guided Missile School (OGMS), the training facility was created to prepare soldiers and technicians for deploying and maintaining the missiles being developed at Redstone Arsenal. The school's founding coincided with the arrival of 120 German scientists led by Dr. Wernher von Braun in 1950, who came from Fort Bliss, Texas to develop America's rocket and missile programs. The USPS assigned this unique postal designation before 2004.
Located approximately 0.5 miles from the Griffis Glen neighborhood in Huntsville, the single delivery code reflects the military school's centralized mail operations. The facility has trained personnel from allied nations including Italian Air Force personnel in 1959-1960 and Turkish personnel for NATO Jupiter missile squadrons. Census demographic data is not available for this military installation. Huntsville is the valid mailing city for this ZIP code.
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
ZIP Code 35897 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 1 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: 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 35897 is located in Madison County, Alabama, within the Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 26620) and Alabama's 5th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 417,593 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 35897. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Huntsville, ALSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 26620Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 417,593Source: Census |
| MSA: | Huntsville, 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: | 0137000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Huntsville city; AlabamaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 35897 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.