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36043

ZIP 36043 is Hope Hull, Alabama, mostly in Lowndes County; area codes 334 and 483; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lowndes +1 more
Metro area
Montgomery, AL
Population
3,239
Coordinates
32.1850, -86.4338
☼ Live from 36043 — Hope Hull, AL

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Where 36043 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36043
  • 🔢 Type 36043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,043 = 7 × 19 × 271. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110011001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36042 (Honoraville, AL, 22 mi away) and 36045 (Kent, AL, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36043 becomes 34063, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04336, 04363, 06334, 30346, 30364, 30436, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34036 in APO AA, a military post office, 4,402 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯859 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36043 and you would come out at 32.19°S, 93.57°E — 1,303 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 124.0 square miles of land, 36043 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 94 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,239This ZIP3,239
Households1,226This ZIP1,226
Housing units1,411This ZIP1,411
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$73,571This ZIP$73,571Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$195,800This ZIP$195,800Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,097This ZIP$1,097Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%This ZIP20.3%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density26.1 / sq miThis ZIP26.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments63This ZIP63
Employees996This ZIP996
Annual payroll$47,489,000This ZIP$47,489,000
Tax returns filed1,520This ZIP1,520
Total adjusted gross income$130,627,000This ZIP$130,627,000

Land area

Land area124.02 sq miThis ZIP124.02 sq mi
Water area1.70 sq miThis ZIP1.70 sq mi

Counties 36043 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lowndes County 56.0%
Montgomery County 44.0%

Other place names in 36043

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 36043

ZIPCityDistance
36047 Letohatchee, AL 8.4 mi
36105 Montgomery, AL 9.4 mi
36108 Montgomery, AL 10.8 mi
36102 Montgomery, AL 13.6 mi
36118 Montgomery, AL 13.6 mi
36119 Montgomery, AL 13.6 mi
36120 Montgomery, AL 13.6 mi
36121 Montgomery, AL 13.6 mi
36124 Montgomery, AL 13.6 mi
36125 Montgomery, AL 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36043?

36043 is in Hope Hull, Alabama, in Lowndes County, part of the Montgomery, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.1850, -86.4338.

What county is 36043 in?

36043 spans 2 counties: Lowndes County and Montgomery County. Most of it falls in Lowndes 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 36043?

Hope Hull uses area codes 334 and 483, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 36043 in?

36043 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36043?

About 3,239 people live in ZIP code 36043, in 1,226 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 36043?

$73,571 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36043?

The closest are 36047 (8.4 mi), 36105 (9.4 mi), 36108 (10.8 mi), 36102 (13.6 mi) and 36118 (13.6 mi).

Is 36043 a PO Box ZIP code?

36043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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