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36040

ZIP 36040 is Hayneville, Alabama, in Lowndes County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lowndes
Metro area
Montgomery, AL
Population
3,263
Coordinates
32.1840, -86.6700
☼ Live from 36040 — Hayneville, AL

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Where 36040 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36040
  • 🔢 Type 36040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 17 × 53. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110011001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36039 (Hardaway, AL, 50 mi away) and 36041 (Highland Home, AL, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36040 becomes 04063 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ocean Park, ME, 1,179 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03046, 03064, 03604, 04063, 04360, 04630, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34006 in APO AA, a military post office, 1,670 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯848 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36040 and you would come out at 32.18°S, 93.33°E — 1,317 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 125.0 square miles of land, 36040 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 95 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,263This ZIP3,263
Households1,421This ZIP1,421
Housing units1,532This ZIP1,532
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$37,872This ZIP$37,872Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$70,100This ZIP$70,100Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$676This ZIP$676Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density26.1 / sq miThis ZIP26.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees331This ZIP331
Annual payroll$11,282,000This ZIP$11,282,000
Tax returns filed1,380This ZIP1,380
Total adjusted gross income$53,418,000This ZIP$53,418,000

Land area

Land area124.95 sq miThis ZIP124.95 sq mi
Water area1.00 sq miThis ZIP1.00 sq mi

Other place names in 36040

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ZIP codes near 36040

ZIPCityDistance
36752 Lowndesboro, AL 8.2 mi
36785 Tyler, AL 11.1 mi
36047 Letohatchee, AL 11.1 mi
36043 Hope Hull, AL 13.8 mi
36032 Fort Deposit, AL 14.1 mi
36775 Sardis, AL 16.7 mi
36761 Minter, AL 17.6 mi
36003 Autaugaville, AL 18.3 mi
36108 Montgomery, AL 19.0 mi
36703 Selma, AL 22.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36040?

36040 is in Hayneville, Alabama, in Lowndes County, part of the Montgomery, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.1840, -86.6700.

What county is 36040 in?

36040 lies in Lowndes County.

What area code is 36040?

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

What time zone is 36040 in?

36040 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36040?

About 3,263 people live in ZIP code 36040, in 1,421 households, at 26.1 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 36040?

$37,872 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36040?

The closest are 36752 (8.2 mi), 36785 (11.1 mi), 36047 (11.1 mi), 36043 (13.8 mi) and 36032 (14.1 mi).

Is 36040 a PO Box ZIP code?

36040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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