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36024

ZIP 36024 is Eclectic, Alabama, in Elmore County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Elmore
Metro area
Montgomery, AL
Population
6,022
Coordinates
32.6635, -86.0364
☼ Live from 36024 — Eclectic, AL

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Where 36024 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36024
  • 🔢 Type 36024 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZOgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,024 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 19 × 79. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36023 (East Tallassee, AL, 17 mi away) and 36025 (Elmore, AL, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36024 becomes 42063 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lynnville, KY, 305 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02346, 02364, 02634, 02643, 03246, 03264, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04623 in Columbia Falls, ME, 1,286 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯855 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36024 and you would come out at 32.66°S, 93.96°E — 1,277 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 88.4 square miles of land, 36024 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 67 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,022This ZIP6,022
Households2,499This ZIP2,499
Housing units3,423This ZIP3,423
Median age48.7This ZIP48.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$57,595This ZIP$57,595Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$243,000This ZIP$243,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$791This ZIP$791Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%This ZIP21.9%
Mean commute33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min
Population density68.1 / sq miThis ZIP68.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments90This ZIP90
Employees956This ZIP956
Annual payroll$48,545,000This ZIP$48,545,000
Tax returns filed2,780This ZIP2,780
Total adjusted gross income$212,592,000This ZIP$212,592,000

Land area

Land area88.41 sq miThis ZIP88.41 sq mi
Water area4.36 sq miThis ZIP4.36 sq mi

Other place names in 36024

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ZIP codes near 36024

ZIPCityDistance
36045 Kent, AL 6.0 mi
36026 Equality, AL 9.5 mi
36078 Tallassee, AL 9.7 mi
36092 Wetumpka, AL 10.0 mi
36093 Wetumpka, AL 13.0 mi
36080 Titus, AL 14.8 mi
36023 East Tallassee, AL 16.5 mi
35010 Alexander City, AL 18.4 mi
36853 Dadeville, AL 18.4 mi
36861 Jacksons Gap, AL 19.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36024?

36024 is in Eclectic, Alabama, in Elmore County, part of the Montgomery, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.6635, -86.0364.

What county is 36024 in?

36024 lies in Elmore County.

What area code is 36024?

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

What time zone is 36024 in?

36024 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36024?

About 6,022 people live in ZIP code 36024, in 2,499 households, at 68.1 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 36024?

$57,595 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36024?

The closest are 36045 (6 mi), 36026 (9.5 mi), 36078 (9.7 mi), 36092 (10 mi) and 36093 (13 mi).

Is 36024 a PO Box ZIP code?

36024 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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