| City: | Huntsville, Alabama |
| City Alias: | Redstn Arsnl, Redstone Arsenal |
| Names to Avoid: | Redstone Central |
| County: | Madison County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:48:55 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 256 / 938 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 34.6286, -86.6549 |
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Redstone Central serves as a primary mail processing facility for Redstone Arsenal, operating under dedicated ZIP code 35898 in Madison County. Redstone Arsenal is one of the Army's premier installations, hosting the U.S. Army Materiel Command, the Missile Defense Agency, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, and numerous defense contractors. The arsenal was established in 1941 as Huntsville Arsenal for chemical weapons production and consolidated with surrounding installations in 1949 to form Redstone Arsenal. The USPS assigned this unique postal designation before 2004, with "Redstone Arsenal" added as a valid mailing city in June 2012.
The two ZIP+4 delivery codes route mail to the arsenal's central operations. Census Business Patterns data shows 66 establishments employing 2,435 workers within this ZIP code, reflecting the significant defense and aerospace activity on the installation. Located approximately 1.1 miles from the Griffis Glen neighborhood, the designation accepts mail addressed to Huntsville, Redstn Arsnl, or Redstone Arsenal. Census demographic data is not available for this military installation.
| Establishments: | 66 |
| Employment: | 2,435 |
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
ZIP Code 35898 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 64 business establishments, employing about 2,407 people with an annual payroll of $222,750,000. 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: | 64Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $46,653,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $222,750,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 2,407Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 35898 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 35898. 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 35898 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 March 1, 2026.