| City: | Gadsden, Alabama |
| County: | Etowah County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:04:53 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 256 / 938 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 34.0145, -86.0064 |
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ZIP code 35902 serves downtown Gadsden, Alabama, a city in Etowah County in northeastern Alabama. This isn't a standalone community but rather a post office ZIP embedded within the larger 35901 ZIP code. The geometry confirms this: 35902 exists as a point location, not a defined territory.
The Gadsden post office at this ZIP maintains 296 PO Boxes and serves 359 business delivery points. All 117 street delivery records point to a single address on Chestnut Street with unit designators. This pattern indicates a downtown commercial building or complex where businesses and residents receive mail through individual units.
Gadsden has multiple ZIP codes, and 35902 functions as a supplemental postal facility for the central business district. Street delivery exists here through one city carrier route, so this isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Residents and businesses can choose between PO Box service at this location or street delivery to their Chestnut Street addresses.
The post office serves a primarily commercial clientele. With more business delivery points (359) than PO Boxes (296), the facility handles significant business mail volume. No residential population is counted in Census data for this ZIP since it covers only the post office facility and associated commercial addresses, not residential neighborhoods.
Single street address with UNIT designators indicates a downtown commercial building or multi-tenant complex.
ZIP Code 35902 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 23 business establishments, employing about 183 people with an annual payroll of $8,380,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,318Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 23Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,927,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $8,380,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 183Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 35902 is located in Etowah County, Alabama, within the Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 23460) and Alabama's 4th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 103,208 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 35902. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Gadsden, ALSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 23460Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 103,208Source: Census |
| MSA: | Gadsden, AL MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 04Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 8888.77 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 0128696Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Gadsden city; AlabamaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 35902 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.