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36088

ZIP 36088 is in Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, in Macon County; area code 334; Central time. Tuskegee Institute has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 36087.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Macon
Metro area
Auburn-Opelika, AL
Population
3,400
Coordinates
32.4197, -85.7171
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Where 36088 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36088
  • 🔢 Type 36088 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBOgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,088 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 347. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110011111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36087 (Tuskegee Institute, AL, 1 mi away) and 36089 (Union Springs, AL, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36088 becomes 88063 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sunland Park, NM, 1,218 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03868, 03886, 06388, 06838, 06883, 08638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83860 in Sagle, ID, 1,935 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯880 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36088 and you would come out at 32.42°S, 94.28°E — 1,260 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 2.9 square miles of land, 36088 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,400This ZIP3,400
Households1,205This ZIP1,205
Housing units1,938This ZIP1,938
Median age21.6This ZIP21.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$35,125This ZIP$35,125Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$107,300This ZIP$107,300Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$707This ZIP$707Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%This ZIP33.7%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density1,171.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,171.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees1,284This ZIP1,284
Annual payroll$53,346,000This ZIP$53,346,000
Tax returns filed840This ZIP840
Total adjusted gross income$29,954,000This ZIP$29,954,000

Land area

Land area2.90 sq miThis ZIP2.90 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 36088

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ZIP codes near 36088

ZIPCityDistance
36087 Tuskegee Institute, AL 1.4 mi
36083 Tuskegee, AL 3.0 mi
36866 Notasulga, AL 10.1 mi
36039 Hardaway, AL 11.1 mi
36031 Fort Davis, AL 12.3 mi
36075 Shorter, AL 12.4 mi
36832 Auburn, AL 13.6 mi
36865 Loachapoka, AL 14.7 mi
36830 Auburn, AL 15.3 mi
36078 Tallassee, AL 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36088?

36088 is in Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, in Macon County, part of the Auburn-Opelika, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.4197, -85.7171.

What county is 36088 in?

36088 lies in Macon County.

What area code is 36088?

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

What time zone is 36088 in?

36088 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36088?

About 3,400 people live in ZIP code 36088, in 1,205 households, at 1,171.2 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 36088?

$35,125 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36088?

The closest are 36087 (1.4 mi), 36083 (3 mi), 36866 (10.1 mi), 36039 (11.1 mi) and 36031 (12.3 mi).

Is 36088 a PO Box ZIP code?

36088 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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