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POSTNET (Postal Numeric Encoding Technique) is a barcode symbology used by the United States Postal Service to assist in directing mail. The ZIP Code or ZIP+4 code is encoded in half- and full-height bars. [1] Most often, the delivery point is added, usually being the last two digits of the address or PO box number.
Boaz is a city in Marshall and Etowah counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. The Marshall County portion of the city is part of the Albertville Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 10,107. [3] Boaz was known for its outlet shops. [4]
Chas. A. Alicoate, ed. (1957), "Amplitude Modulation Stations - AM: Alabama", Radio Annual and Television Yearbook, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206 – via Internet Archive "AM Stations in the U.S.: Alabama", Radio Annual Television Year Book, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1963, OCLC 10512375 – via Internet Archive
Alabama is divided into 67 counties and contains 461 municipalities consisting of 174 cities and 287 towns. [3] These cities and towns cover only 9.6% of the state's land mass but are home to 60.4% of its population. [2] The Code of Alabama 1975 defines the legal use of the terms "town" and "city" based on population.
Albertville is located in southeastern Marshall County, and is bordered to the southeast by the city of Boaz and to the northwest by the city of Guntersville.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 27.037 square miles (70.03 km 2), of which 26.937 square miles (69.77 km 2) is land and 0.100 square miles (0.26 km 2), is water.
Sparks was one of the first white settlers in what is now Boaz. In 1886 the community was granted a post office and assumed its current name. Thomas A. Snellgrove married one of Sparks' granddaughters in 1895, and purchased the remnants of the plantation in 1898, one year after the town was incorporated.
Near Legion Field, US 78 turns east along US 11, while SR 5 turns west along US 11. In the downtown area of Birmingham, US 11/US 78 split into a one-way pair where they meet with I-65. Eastbound US 78 continues east along 3rd Avenue N before turning south onto 13th Street N; westbound traffic continues west along 1st Avenue N before turning ...
At Boaz, the route turns northeastwardly, crossing US 431 and leading into DeKalb County. The eastern terminus of the route is at Kilpatrick, an unincorporated community near the border of DeKalb and Marshall Counties. [2] SR 168 passes several outlet malls near downtown Boaz. The malls are located west of the junction between US 431 and SR 168.