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36016

ZIP 36016 is Clayton, Alabama, mostly in Barbour County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Barbour +1 more
Metro area
Eufaula, AL-GA
Population
4,418
Coordinates
31.8502, -85.4147
☼ Live from 36016 — Clayton, AL

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Where 36016 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36016
  • 🔢 Type 36016 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIOgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,016 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2251. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36015 (Chapman, AL, 79 mi away) and 36017 (Clio, AL, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36016 becomes 61063 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pecatonica, IL, 755 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01366, 13066, 13606, 13660, 16036, 16063, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13660 in Madrid, NY, 1,050 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯919 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36016 and you would come out at 31.85°S, 94.59°E — 1,246 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 04m.
  • 📏 At 232.9 square miles of land, 36016 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 177 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,418This ZIP4,418
Households1,373This ZIP1,373
Housing units1,768This ZIP1,768
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$41,131This ZIP$41,131Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$76,700This ZIP$76,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$753This ZIP$753Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.2%This ZIP5.2%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density19.0 / sq miThis ZIP19.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees713This ZIP713
Annual payroll$41,438,000This ZIP$41,438,000
Tax returns filed1,210This ZIP1,210
Total adjusted gross income$61,474,000This ZIP$61,474,000

Land area

Land area232.94 sq miThis ZIP232.94 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Counties 36016 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Barbour County 98.6%
Henry County 1.4%

Other place names in 36016

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ZIP codes near 36016

ZIPCityDistance
36048 Louisville, AL 10.9 mi
36053 Midway, AL 13.4 mi
36017 Clio, AL 14.5 mi
36317 Clopton, AL 15.0 mi
36072 Eufaula, AL 16.0 mi
36027 Eufaula, AL 16.2 mi
36005 Banks, AL 19.0 mi
36374 Skipperville, AL 19.7 mi
39854 Georgetown, GA 21.3 mi
36310 Abbeville, AL 21.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36016?

36016 is in Clayton, Alabama, in Barbour County, part of the Eufaula, AL-GA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.8502, -85.4147.

What county is 36016 in?

36016 spans 2 counties: Barbour County and Henry County. Most of it falls in Barbour 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 36016?

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

What time zone is 36016 in?

36016 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36016?

About 4,418 people live in ZIP code 36016, in 1,373 households, at 19.0 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 36016?

$41,131 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36016?

The closest are 36048 (10.9 mi), 36053 (13.4 mi), 36017 (14.5 mi), 36317 (15 mi) and 36072 (16 mi).

Is 36016 a PO Box ZIP code?

36016 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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