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Oxford ZIP code, Alabama

The ZIP code for Oxford, AL is 36203, and its area codes are 256 and 938.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
4 more
Population
22,063
Area codes
256, 938
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Oxford itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Anniston (5.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Oxford uses the ZIP code above. 4 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Oxford in numbers

About 22,063 people live in Oxford, in 8,347 households, the 29th-largest of Alabama's 591 census places. The median household income is $74,268 a year, 16% above the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $170,900 (19% below the Alabama median), and median gross rent is $925 a month. The median age is 38.3; 24.8% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (28.4% across Alabama); the average commute takes 25 minutes.

Population22,063Oxford22,063
Households8,347Oxford8,347
Median age38.3Oxford38.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$74,268Oxford$74,268Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$170,900Oxford$170,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$925Oxford$925Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.8%Oxford24.8%Alabama28.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.2 minOxford25.2 minAlabama25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density691 / sq miOxford691 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Oxford city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Oxford

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Oxford
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
36203 Oxford , AL Standard 18,919 $69,485 $178,700

Other ZIP codes overlapping Oxford

These ZIP codes cover part of Oxford but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Oxford
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
36201 Anniston , AL Standard 16,993 $37,614 $80,900
36207 Anniston , AL Standard 19,220 $67,969 $202,000
36260 Eastaboga , AL Standard 4,626 $73,007 $160,900
36268 Munford , AL Standard 5,939 $55,625 $90,900

Map of Oxford ZIP codes

36203

The ZIP codes of Oxford, AL, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Oxford

The nearest larger towns are Gadsden (33,374 people, 30 mi), Trussville (26,673 people, 40 mi) and Carrollton, GA (27,392 people, 45 mi).

Towns near Oxford
TownPopulationDistance
West End-Cobb Town 3,453 3.8 mi
Anniston 21,271 6.3 mi
Saks 10,681 8.0 mi
Choccolocco 2,620 10.5 mi
Alexandria 3,475 11.4 mi
Weaver 3,324 11.7 mi
Lincoln 7,305 15.0 mi
Jacksonville 14,437 16.1 mi
Talladega 14,760 17.5 mi
Heflin 3,467 17.6 mi
Lineville 2,546 20.7 mi
Southside 9,483 22.1 mi
Pell City 13,587 22.9 mi
Glencoe 5,353 24.6 mi

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