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36030

ZIP 36030 is Forest Home, Alabama, in Butler County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Butler
Metro area
none
Population
333
Coordinates
31.8488, -86.8616
☼ Live from 36030 — Forest Home, AL

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Where 36030 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36030
  • 🔢 Type 36030 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEOgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,030 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 1201. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110010111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36029 (Fitzpatrick, AL, 59 mi away) and 36031 (Fort Davis, AL, 70 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36030 becomes 03063 — and that is a real ZIP code: Nashua, NH, 1,129 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03036, 03063, 03603, 06033, 06330, 30036, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03036 in Chester, NH, 1,148 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯856 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36030 and you would come out at 31.85°S, 93.14°E — 1,330 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 04m.
  • 📏 At 74.6 square miles of land, 36030 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population333This ZIP333
Households102This ZIP102
Housing units198This ZIP198
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$51,667This ZIP$51,667Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$16,000This ZIP$16,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher2.6%This ZIP2.6%
Population density4.5 / sq miThis ZIP4.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees6This ZIP6
Annual payroll$152,000This ZIP$152,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$7,327,000This ZIP$7,327,000

Land area

Land area74.55 sq miThis ZIP74.55 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

ZIP codes near 36030

ZIPCityDistance
36768 Pine Apple, AL 9.2 mi
36033 Georgiana, AL 13.4 mi
36753 Mc Williams, AL 14.5 mi
36766 Oak Hill, AL 15.1 mi
36037 Greenville, AL 15.4 mi
36741 Furman, AL 15.4 mi
36015 Chapman, AL 16.1 mi
36761 Minter, AL 16.3 mi
36456 Mc Kenzie, AL 19.3 mi
36032 Fort Deposit, AL 19.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36030?

36030 is in Forest Home, Alabama, in Butler County. Its published point location is 31.8488, -86.8616.

What county is 36030 in?

36030 lies in Butler County.

What area code is 36030?

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

What time zone is 36030 in?

36030 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36030?

About 333 people live in ZIP code 36030, in 102 households, at 4.5 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 36030?

$51,667 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36030?

The closest are 36768 (9.2 mi), 36033 (13.4 mi), 36753 (14.5 mi), 36766 (15.1 mi) and 36037 (15.4 mi).

Is 36030 a PO Box ZIP code?

36030 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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