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36039

ZIP 36039 is Hardaway, Alabama, in Macon County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Macon
Metro area
Auburn-Opelika, AL
Population
171
Coordinates
32.2857, -85.8213
☼ Live from 36039 — Hardaway, AL

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Where 36039 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36039
  • 🔢 Type 36039 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEOgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,039 = 3 × 41 × 293. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110011000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36038 (Gantt, AL, 72 mi away) and 36040 (Hayneville, AL, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36039 becomes 93063 — and that is a real ZIP code: Simi Valley, CA, 1,895 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06339, 30369, 30396, 30639, 33069, 33609, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96330 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,901 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯881 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36039 and you would come out at 32.29°S, 94.18°E — 1,267 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 47.9 square miles of land, 36039 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population171This ZIP171
Households84This ZIP84
Housing units109This ZIP109
Median age59.1This ZIP59.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$38,375This ZIP$38,375Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Population density3.6 / sq miThis ZIP3.6 / sq mi

Land area

Land area47.85 sq miThis ZIP47.85 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

ZIP codes near 36039

ZIPCityDistance
36031 Fort Davis, AL 4.0 mi
36075 Shorter, AL 8.8 mi
36013 Cecil, AL 9.3 mi
36029 Fitzpatrick, AL 9.7 mi
36087 Tuskegee Institute, AL 9.8 mi
36083 Tuskegee, AL 10.6 mi
36088 Tuskegee Institute, AL 11.1 mi
36089 Union Springs, AL 11.3 mi
36052 Mathews, AL 14.8 mi
36061 Perote, AL 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36039?

36039 is in Hardaway, Alabama, in Macon County, part of the Auburn-Opelika, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.2857, -85.8213.

What county is 36039 in?

36039 lies in Macon County.

What area code is 36039?

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

What time zone is 36039 in?

36039 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36039?

About 171 people live in ZIP code 36039, in 84 households, at 3.6 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 36039?

$38,375 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36039?

The closest are 36031 (4 mi), 36075 (8.8 mi), 36013 (9.3 mi), 36029 (9.7 mi) and 36087 (9.8 mi).

Is 36039 a PO Box ZIP code?

36039 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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