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36028

ZIP 36028 is Dozier, Alabama, mostly in Covington County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Covington +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,562
Coordinates
31.4847, -86.3848
☼ Live from 36028 — Dozier, AL

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Where 36028 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36028
  • 🔢 Type 36028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,028 = 2 × 2 × 9007. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36027 (Eufaula, AL, 78 mi away) and 36029 (Fitzpatrick, AL, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36028 becomes 82063 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jelm, WY, 1,263 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02368, 02638, 02836, 02863, 03268, 03826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83602 in Banks, ID, 1,829 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯893 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36028 and you would come out at 31.48°S, 93.62°E — 1,306 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 06m.
  • 📏 At 113.6 square miles of land, 36028 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 86 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,562This ZIP1,562
Households613This ZIP613
Housing units890This ZIP890
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$48,750This ZIP$48,750Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$142,900This ZIP$142,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$626This ZIP$626Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.4%This ZIP28.4%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density13.7 / sq miThis ZIP13.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees41This ZIP41
Annual payroll$1,927,000This ZIP$1,927,000
Tax returns filed700This ZIP700
Total adjusted gross income$36,060,000This ZIP$36,060,000

Land area

Land area113.61 sq miThis ZIP113.61 sq mi
Water area1.59 sq miThis ZIP1.59 sq mi

Counties 36028 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Covington County 59.7%
Crenshaw County 40.3%

Other place names in 36028

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ZIP codes near 36028

ZIPCityDistance
36038 Gantt, AL 8.0 mi
36009 Brantley, AL 8.5 mi
36421 Andalusia, AL 13.0 mi
36476 River Falls, AL 13.2 mi
36474 Red Level, AL 14.7 mi
36071 Rutledge, AL 15.4 mi
36467 Opp, AL 16.2 mi
36034 Glenwood, AL 18.7 mi
36323 Elba, AL 18.8 mi
36049 Luverne, AL 20.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36028?

36028 is in Dozier, Alabama, in Covington County. Its published point location is 31.4847, -86.3848.

What county is 36028 in?

36028 spans 2 counties: Covington County and Crenshaw County. Most of it falls in Covington 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 36028?

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

What time zone is 36028 in?

36028 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36028?

About 1,562 people live in ZIP code 36028, in 613 households, at 13.7 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 36028?

$48,750 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36028?

The closest are 36038 (8 mi), 36009 (8.5 mi), 36421 (13 mi), 36476 (13.2 mi) and 36474 (14.7 mi).

Is 36028 a PO Box ZIP code?

36028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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