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Salem ZIP code, Alabama

The ZIP code for Salem, AL is 36874, and its area codes are 334 and 483.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
9,096
Area codes
334, 483
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Salem itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Phenix City (7.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Salem in numbers

About 9,096 people live in Salem, in 3,643 households. The median household income is $66,986 a year, 5% above the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $194,900 (7% below the Alabama median).

Population9,096Salem9,096
Households3,643Salem3,643
Median household income$66,986Salem$66,986Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$194,900Salem$194,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Salem. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Salem

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Salem
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
36874 Salem , AL Standard 9,096 $66,986 $194,900

Map of Salem ZIP codes

36874

The ZIP codes of Salem, 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 Salem

The nearest larger towns are Phenix City (38,499 people, 12 mi), Opelika (32,820 people, 12 mi) and Valley (10,277 people, 16 mi).

Towns near Salem
TownPopulationDistance
Smiths Station 5,496 6.4 mi
Ladonia 3,346 9.6 mi
Phenix City 38,499 12.4 mi
Opelika 32,820 12.4 mi
Valley 10,277 16.4 mi
Auburn 80,594 17.5 mi
Columbus, GA 203,711 19.2 mi
Huguley 2,577 19.4 mi
Lanett 6,814 20.3 mi
West Point, GA 3,403 23.3 mi
La Fayette 2,633 26.0 mi
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA 8,887 28.2 mi
Tuskegee 8,938 29.9 mi

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