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Sanford ZIP codes, Alabama

No ZIP code is named for Sanford, AL; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 36420 and 36421. Its area code is 334.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
232
Area code
334
State
Alabama

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Sanford itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Andalusia (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Sanford in numbers

About 232 people live in Sanford, in 84 households. The median household income is $52,875 a year, 17% below the Alabama median of $63,999 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $218,300 (4% above the Alabama median), and median gross rent is $642 a month. The median age is 50.2; 16.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (28.4% across Alabama); the average commute takes 16 minutes.

Population232Sanford232
Households84Sanford84
Median age50.2Sanford50.2Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$52,875Sanford$52,875Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$218,300Sanford$218,300Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$642Sanford$642Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%Sanford16.2%Alabama28.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute15.5 minSanford15.5 minAlabama25.5 minUS 26.4 min
Population density56 / sq miSanford56 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Sanford

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

ZIP codes overlapping Sanford
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
36420 Andalusia , AL Standard 10,463 $49,347 $167,800
36421 Andalusia , AL Standard 9,799 $65,801 $170,900

Map of Sanford ZIP codes

3642036421

The ZIP codes of Sanford, 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 Sanford

The nearest larger towns are Babbie (790 people, 4.7 mi), Andalusia (8,766 people, 4.7 mi) and Heath (267 people, 5.2 mi).

Towns near Sanford
TownPopulationDistance
Andalusia 8,766 4.7 mi
Opp 6,709 8.4 mi
Elba 3,468 20.7 mi

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