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36117

ZIP 36117 is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County; area codes 334 and 483; Central time. Montgomery has 33 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Montgomery
Metro area
Montgomery, AL
Population
53,172
Coordinates
32.3779, -86.1489
☼ Live from 36117 — Montgomery, AL

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Where 36117 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36117
  • 🔢 Type 36117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIIgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,117 = 3 × 3 × 4013. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110100010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36116 (Montgomery, AL, 8 mi away) and 36118 (Montgomery, AL, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36117 becomes 71163 — and that is a real ZIP code: Shreveport, LA, 443 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11367, 11763, 13167, 13617, 13671, 13761, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13617 in Canton, NY, 1,030 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯863 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36117 and you would come out at 32.38°S, 93.85°E — 1,285 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 53.3 square miles of land, 36117 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population53,172This ZIP53,172
Households22,073This ZIP22,073
Housing units24,575This ZIP24,575
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$74,720This ZIP$74,720Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$241,700This ZIP$241,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,267This ZIP$1,267Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.3%This ZIP46.3%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density998.2 / sq miThis ZIP998.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,701This ZIP1,701
Employees28,383This ZIP28,383
Annual payroll$1,315,800,000This ZIP$1,315,800,000
Tax returns filed22,930This ZIP22,930
Total adjusted gross income$1,969,372,000This ZIP$1,969,372,000

Land area

Land area53.27 sq miThis ZIP53.27 sq mi
Water area1.14 sq miThis ZIP1.14 sq mi

Other place names in 36117

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ZIP codes near 36117

ZIPCityDistance
36057 Mount Meigs, AL 3.8 mi
36109 Montgomery, AL 5.2 mi
36114 Montgomery, AL 5.9 mi
36115 Montgomery, AL 6.0 mi
36064 Pike Road, AL 6.1 mi
36106 Montgomery, AL 6.5 mi
36107 Montgomery, AL 7.6 mi
36111 Montgomery, AL 7.7 mi
36110 Montgomery, AL 7.8 mi
36093 Wetumpka, AL 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36117?

36117 is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County, part of the Montgomery, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.3779, -86.1489.

What county is 36117 in?

36117 lies in Montgomery County.

What area code is 36117?

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

What time zone is 36117 in?

36117 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36117?

About 53,172 people live in ZIP code 36117, in 22,073 households, at 998.2 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 36117?

$74,720 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36117?

The closest are 36057 (3.8 mi), 36109 (5.2 mi), 36114 (5.9 mi), 36115 (6 mi) and 36064 (6.1 mi).

Is 36117 a PO Box ZIP code?

36117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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