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36009

ZIP 36009 is Brantley, Alabama, mostly in Crenshaw County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crenshaw +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,093
Coordinates
31.5978, -86.3288
☼ Live from 36009 — Brantley, AL

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Where 36009 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36009
  • 🔢 Type 36009 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOOgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,009 = 3 × 3 × 4001. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36008 (Booth, AL, 64 mi away) and 36010 (Brundidge, AL, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36009 becomes 90063 — and that is a real ZIP code: Los Angeles, CA, 1,850 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00693, 00936, 00963, 03609, 03906, 06039, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09630 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,044 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯891 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36009 and you would come out at 31.60°S, 93.67°E — 1,301 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 05m.
  • 📏 At 161.1 square miles of land, 36009 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 122 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,093This ZIP2,093
Households927This ZIP927
Housing units1,176This ZIP1,176
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$38,995This ZIP$38,995Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$114,200This ZIP$114,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$703This ZIP$703Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%This ZIP25.0%
Mean commute30.9 minThis ZIP30.9 min
Population density13.0 / sq miThis ZIP13.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees285This ZIP285
Annual payroll$16,094,000This ZIP$16,094,000
Tax returns filed1,070This ZIP1,070
Total adjusted gross income$66,790,000This ZIP$66,790,000

Land area

Land area161.10 sq miThis ZIP161.10 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

Counties 36009 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Crenshaw County 98.8%
Coffee County 1.2%

Other place names in 36009

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 36009

ZIPCityDistance
36028 Dozier, AL 8.5 mi
36071 Rutledge, AL 8.5 mi
36049 Luverne, AL 12.2 mi
36034 Glenwood, AL 12.9 mi
36038 Gantt, AL 16.1 mi
36035 Goshen, AL 17.8 mi
36062 Petrey, AL 18.7 mi
36323 Elba, AL 19.1 mi
36042 Honoraville, AL 20.2 mi
36037 Greenville, AL 20.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36009?

36009 is in Brantley, Alabama, in Crenshaw County. Its published point location is 31.5978, -86.3288.

What county is 36009 in?

36009 spans 2 counties: Crenshaw County and Coffee County. Most of it falls in Crenshaw County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 36009?

Brantley uses area code 334, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 36009 in?

36009 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36009?

About 2,093 people live in ZIP code 36009, in 927 households, at 13.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 36009?

$38,995 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36009?

The closest are 36028 (8.5 mi), 36071 (8.5 mi), 36049 (12.2 mi), 36034 (12.9 mi) and 36038 (16.1 mi).

Is 36009 a PO Box ZIP code?

36009 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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