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Where 36038 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.
- 🔢 Type 36038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOgE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 36,038 = 2 × 37 × 487. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000110011000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36037 (Greenville, AL, 26 mi away) and 36039 (Hardaway, AL, 72 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 36038 becomes 83063, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03836, 06338, 06383, 30368, 30638, 30683, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83630 in Huston, ID, 1,848 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 90% 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 36038 and you would come out at 31.41°S, 93.51°E — 1,312 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 06m.
- 📏 At 0.185 square miles of land, 36038 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 90 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 52This ZIP52 |
|---|---|
| Households | 33This ZIP33 |
| Housing units | 35This ZIP35 |
| Median age | 65.0This ZIP65.0Alabama39.3US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $53,250This ZIP$53,250Alabama$63,999US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 33.3%This ZIP33.3% |
| Population density | 281.1 / sq miThis ZIP281.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 10This ZIP10 |
| Annual payroll | $271,000This ZIP$271,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 36038
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 36038
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
36476 | River Falls, AL | 5.2 mi |
36421 | Andalusia, AL | 5.6 mi |
36028 | Dozier, AL | 8.0 mi |
36474 | Red Level, AL | 8.3 mi |
36009 | Brantley, AL | 16.1 mi |
36467 | Opp, AL | 16.3 mi |
36420 | Andalusia, AL | 16.4 mi |
36429 | Brooklyn, AL | 19.5 mi |
36071 | Rutledge, AL | 21.3 mi |
36015 | Chapman, AL | 21.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 36038?
36038 is in Gantt, Alabama, in Covington County. Its published point location is 31.4079, -86.4869.
What county is 36038 in?
36038 lies in Covington County.
What area code is 36038?
Gantt uses area codes 334 and 483, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 36038 in?
36038 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 36038?
About 52 people live in ZIP code 36038, in 33 households, at 281.1 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 36038?
$53,250 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.
What ZIP codes are near 36038?
The closest are 36476 (5.2 mi), 36421 (5.6 mi), 36028 (8 mi), 36474 (8.3 mi) and 36009 (16.1 mi).
Is 36038 a PO Box ZIP code?
36038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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