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36201

ZIP 36201 is in Anniston, Alabama, in Calhoun County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time. Anniston has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 36202, 36204, 36205, 36206 and 36207.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Calhoun
Metro area
Anniston-Oxford, AL
Population
16,993
Coordinates
33.6475, -85.8841
☼ Live from 36201 — Anniston, AL

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Where 36201 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36201
  • 🔢 Type 36201 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOZgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,201 = 3 × 11 × 1097. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110101101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36191 (Montgomery, AL, 99 mi away) and 36202 (Anniston, AL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36201 becomes 10263, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01236, 01263, 02136, 02163, 02361, 02631, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03261 in Northwood, NH, 1,030 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯821 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36201 and you would come out at 33.65°S, 94.12°E — 1,266 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 38.9 square miles of land, 36201 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,993This ZIP16,993
Households6,931This ZIP6,931
Housing units9,602This ZIP9,602
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$37,614This ZIP$37,614Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$80,900This ZIP$80,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$728This ZIP$728Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.0%This ZIP6.0%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density436.3 / sq miThis ZIP436.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments486This ZIP486
Employees6,092This ZIP6,092
Annual payroll$300,668,000This ZIP$300,668,000
Tax returns filed6,050This ZIP6,050
Total adjusted gross income$221,789,000This ZIP$221,789,000

Land area

Land area38.95 sq miThis ZIP38.95 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 36201

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 36201

ZIPCityDistance
36203 Oxford, AL 5.3 mi
36205 Anniston, AL 6.6 mi
36206 Anniston, AL 7.0 mi
36260 Eastaboga, AL 7.9 mi
36250 Alexandria, AL 8.1 mi
36202 Anniston, AL 8.4 mi
36204 Anniston, AL 8.4 mi
36253 Bynum, AL 8.4 mi
36257 De Armanville, AL 8.4 mi
36277 Weaver, AL 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36201?

36201 is in Anniston, Alabama, in Calhoun County, part of the Anniston-Oxford, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.6475, -85.8841.

What county is 36201 in?

36201 lies in Calhoun County.

What area code is 36201?

Anniston uses area codes 256 and 938, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 36201 in?

36201 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36201?

About 16,993 people live in ZIP code 36201, in 6,931 households, at 436.3 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 36201?

$37,614 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36201?

The closest are 36203 (5.3 mi), 36205 (6.6 mi), 36206 (7 mi), 36260 (7.9 mi) and 36250 (8.1 mi).

Is 36201 a PO Box ZIP code?

36201 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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