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36042

ZIP 36042 is Honoraville, Alabama, mostly in Crenshaw County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Crenshaw +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,781
Coordinates
31.8686, -86.4600
☼ Live from 36042 — Honoraville, AL

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Where 36042 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36042
  • 🔢 Type 36042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,042 = 2 × 3 × 6007. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110011001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36041 (Highland Home, AL, 9 mi away) and 36043 (Hope Hull, AL, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36042 becomes 24063 — and that is a real ZIP code: Blacksburg, VA, 505 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02346, 02364, 02634, 02643, 03246, 03264, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04623 in Columbia Falls, ME, 1,343 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯872 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36042 and you would come out at 31.87°S, 93.54°E — 1,307 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 04m.
  • 📏 At 79.7 square miles of land, 36042 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,781This ZIP1,781
Households609This ZIP609
Housing units814This ZIP814
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$61,120This ZIP$61,120Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$111,000This ZIP$111,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$728This ZIP$728Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute41.2 minThis ZIP41.2 min
Population density22.4 / sq miThis ZIP22.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees18This ZIP18
Annual payroll$855,000This ZIP$855,000
Tax returns filed580This ZIP580
Total adjusted gross income$31,409,000This ZIP$31,409,000

Land area

Land area79.68 sq miThis ZIP79.68 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 36042 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Crenshaw County 50.9%
Butler County 49.1%

ZIP codes near 36042

ZIPCityDistance
36046 Lapine, AL 7.0 mi
36041 Highland Home, AL 8.9 mi
36032 Fort Deposit, AL 11.1 mi
36037 Greenville, AL 11.6 mi
36071 Rutledge, AL 11.8 mi
36049 Luverne, AL 12.8 mi
36062 Petrey, AL 14.9 mi
36047 Letohatchee, AL 15.5 mi
36036 Grady, AL 18.9 mi
36009 Brantley, AL 20.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36042?

36042 is in Honoraville, Alabama, in Crenshaw County. Its published point location is 31.8686, -86.4600.

What county is 36042 in?

36042 spans 2 counties: Crenshaw County and Butler County. Most of it falls in Crenshaw 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 36042?

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

What time zone is 36042 in?

36042 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36042?

About 1,781 people live in ZIP code 36042, in 609 households, at 22.4 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 36042?

$61,120 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36042?

The closest are 36046 (7 mi), 36041 (8.9 mi), 36032 (11.1 mi), 36037 (11.6 mi) and 36071 (11.8 mi).

Is 36042 a PO Box ZIP code?

36042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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