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36053

ZIP 36053 is Midway, Alabama, mostly in Barbour County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Barbour +1 more
Metro area
Eufaula, AL-GA
Population
2,403
Coordinates
32.0425, -85.4484
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Where 36053 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36053
  • 🔢 Type 36053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,053 = 31 × 1163. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110011010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36052 (Mathews, AL, 36 mi away) and 36054 (Millbrook, AL, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36053 becomes 35063 — and that is a real ZIP code: Empire, AL, 153 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05363, 05633, 06335, 06353, 06533, 30356, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05633 in Montpelier, VT, 1,093 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯909 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36053 and you would come out at 32.04°S, 94.55°E — 1,247 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 03m.
  • 📏 At 320.0 square miles of land, 36053 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 243 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,403This ZIP2,403
Households852This ZIP852
Housing units1,045This ZIP1,045
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$49,357This ZIP$49,357Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$104,200This ZIP$104,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$529This ZIP$529Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.9%This ZIP8.9%
Mean commute42.6 minThis ZIP42.6 min
Population density7.5 / sq miThis ZIP7.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees34This ZIP34
Annual payroll$1,357,000This ZIP$1,357,000
Tax returns filed680This ZIP680
Total adjusted gross income$27,240,000This ZIP$27,240,000

Land area

Land area320.01 sq miThis ZIP320.01 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Counties 36053 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Barbour County 59.0%
Bullock County 41.0%

Other place names in 36053

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ZIP codes near 36053

ZIPCityDistance
36016 Clayton, AL 13.4 mi
36061 Perote, AL 15.4 mi
36860 Hurtsboro, AL 16.1 mi
36027 Eufaula, AL 16.1 mi
36089 Union Springs, AL 16.8 mi
36048 Louisville, AL 18.5 mi
36871 Pittsview, AL 18.9 mi
36005 Banks, AL 20.0 mi
36072 Eufaula, AL 20.6 mi
36858 Hatchechubbee, AL 21.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36053?

36053 is in Midway, Alabama, in Barbour County, part of the Eufaula, AL-GA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.0425, -85.4484.

What county is 36053 in?

36053 spans 2 counties: Barbour County and Bullock County. Most of it falls in Barbour 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 36053?

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

What time zone is 36053 in?

36053 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36053?

About 2,403 people live in ZIP code 36053, in 852 households, at 7.5 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 36053?

$49,357 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36053?

The closest are 36016 (13.4 mi), 36061 (15.4 mi), 36860 (16.1 mi), 36027 (16.1 mi) and 36089 (16.8 mi).

Is 36053 a PO Box ZIP code?

36053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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