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36075

ZIP 36075 is Shorter, Alabama, in Macon County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Macon
Metro area
Auburn-Opelika, AL
Population
1,580
Coordinates
32.3784, -85.9237
☼ Live from 36075 — Shorter, AL

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Where 36075 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36075
  • 🔢 Type 36075 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SLOgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,075 = 3 × 5 × 5 × 13 × 37. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110011101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36072 (Eufaula, AL, 57 mi away) and 36078 (Tallassee, AL, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36075 becomes 57063 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tabor, SD, 970 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03576, 03756, 03765, 05673, 05736, 05763, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57630 in Glencross, SD, 1,198 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯873 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36075 and you would come out at 32.38°S, 94.08°E — 1,272 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 81.8 square miles of land, 36075 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,580This ZIP1,580
Households617This ZIP617
Housing units752This ZIP752
Median age58.9This ZIP58.9Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$53,505This ZIP$53,505Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$115,700This ZIP$115,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density19.3 / sq miThis ZIP19.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees912This ZIP912
Annual payroll$45,544,000This ZIP$45,544,000
Tax returns filed790This ZIP790
Total adjusted gross income$42,145,000This ZIP$42,145,000

Land area

Land area81.84 sq miThis ZIP81.84 sq mi
Water area1.14 sq miThis ZIP1.14 sq mi

Other place names in 36075

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ZIP codes near 36075

ZIPCityDistance
36013 Cecil, AL 6.5 mi
36039 Hardaway, AL 8.8 mi
36057 Mount Meigs, AL 9.4 mi
36064 Pike Road, AL 11.0 mi
36087 Tuskegee Institute, AL 11.0 mi
36078 Tallassee, AL 11.7 mi
36088 Tuskegee Institute, AL 12.4 mi
36031 Fort Davis, AL 12.7 mi
36117 Montgomery, AL 13.1 mi
36029 Fitzpatrick, AL 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36075?

36075 is in Shorter, Alabama, in Macon County, part of the Auburn-Opelika, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3784, -85.9237.

What county is 36075 in?

36075 lies in Macon County.

What area code is 36075?

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

What time zone is 36075 in?

36075 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36075?

About 1,580 people live in ZIP code 36075, in 617 households, at 19.3 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 36075?

$53,505 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36075?

The closest are 36013 (6.5 mi), 36039 (8.8 mi), 36057 (9.4 mi), 36064 (11 mi) and 36087 (11 mi).

Is 36075 a PO Box ZIP code?

36075 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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