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36048

ZIP 36048 is Louisville, Alabama, in Barbour County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Barbour
Metro area
Eufaula, AL-GA
Population
1,203
Coordinates
31.8042, -85.5920
☼ Live from 36048 — Louisville, AL

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Where 36048 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36048
  • 🔢 Type 36048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 751. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36047 (Letohatchee, AL, 58 mi away) and 36049 (Luverne, AL, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36048 becomes 84063 — and that is a real ZIP code: Randlett, UT, 1,461 miles away.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03468, 03846, 03864, 04683, 04863, 06384, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83604 in Bruneau, ID, 1,806 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯913 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36048 and you would come out at 31.80°S, 94.41°E — 1,257 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 04m.
  • 📏 At 105.1 square miles of land, 36048 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,203This ZIP1,203
Households595This ZIP595
Housing units821This ZIP821
Median age49.8This ZIP49.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$44,158This ZIP$44,158Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$78,900This ZIP$78,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$666This ZIP$666Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%This ZIP7.6%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density11.5 / sq miThis ZIP11.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees220This ZIP220
Annual payroll$8,991,000This ZIP$8,991,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$20,996,000This ZIP$20,996,000

Land area

Land area105.06 sq miThis ZIP105.06 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 36048

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ZIP codes near 36048

ZIPCityDistance
36017 Clio, AL 8.9 mi
36005 Banks, AL 10.2 mi
36016 Clayton, AL 10.9 mi
36311 Ariton, AL 15.2 mi
36010 Brundidge, AL 16.4 mi
36317 Clopton, AL 16.7 mi
36374 Skipperville, AL 17.1 mi
36053 Midway, AL 18.5 mi
36081 Troy, AL 19.4 mi
36061 Perote, AL 21.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36048?

36048 is in Louisville, Alabama, in Barbour County, part of the Eufaula, AL-GA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.8042, -85.5920.

What county is 36048 in?

36048 lies in Barbour County.

What area code is 36048?

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

What time zone is 36048 in?

36048 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36048?

About 1,203 people live in ZIP code 36048, in 595 households, at 11.5 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 36048?

$44,158 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36048?

The closest are 36017 (8.9 mi), 36005 (10.2 mi), 36016 (10.9 mi), 36311 (15.2 mi) and 36010 (16.4 mi).

Is 36048 a PO Box ZIP code?

36048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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