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36203

ZIP 36203 is Oxford, Alabama, mostly in Calhoun County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Calhoun +1 more
Metro area
Anniston-Oxford, AL
Population
18,919
Coordinates
33.5830, -85.8345
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Where 36203 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36203
  • 🔢 Type 36203 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOZgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,203 = 41 × 883. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110101101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36202 (Anniston, AL, 12 mi away) and 36204 (Anniston, AL, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36203 becomes 30263 — and that is a real ZIP code: Newnan, GA, 58 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02633, 03263, 06233, 06332, 23063, 23306, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03263 in Pittsfield, NH, 1,031 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯826 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36203 and you would come out at 33.58°S, 94.17°E — 1,263 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 55m.
  • 📏 At 39.4 square miles of land, 36203 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,919This ZIP18,919
Households7,330This ZIP7,330
Housing units8,154This ZIP8,154
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$69,485This ZIP$69,485Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$178,700This ZIP$178,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$890This ZIP$890Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%This ZIP24.3%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density479.6 / sq miThis ZIP479.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments557This ZIP557
Employees9,515This ZIP9,515
Annual payroll$343,845,000This ZIP$343,845,000
Tax returns filed8,680This ZIP8,680
Total adjusted gross income$556,039,000This ZIP$556,039,000

Land area

Land area39.45 sq miThis ZIP39.45 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi

Counties 36203 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Calhoun County 60.1%
Talladega County 39.9%

Other place names in 36203

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ZIP codes near 36203

ZIPCityDistance
36201 Anniston, AL 5.3 mi
36268 Munford, AL 8.2 mi
36205 Anniston, AL 8.5 mi
36254 Choccolocco, AL 9.3 mi
36260 Eastaboga, AL 9.6 mi
36258 Delta, AL 9.9 mi
36207 Anniston, AL 10.2 mi
36206 Anniston, AL 10.4 mi
36277 Weaver, AL 12.4 mi
36202 Anniston, AL 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36203?

36203 is in Oxford, Alabama, in Calhoun County, part of the Anniston-Oxford, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.5830, -85.8345.

What county is 36203 in?

36203 spans 2 counties: Calhoun County and Talladega County. Most of it falls in Calhoun 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 36203?

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

What time zone is 36203 in?

36203 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36203?

About 18,919 people live in ZIP code 36203, in 7,330 households, at 479.6 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 36203?

$69,485 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36203?

The closest are 36201 (5.3 mi), 36268 (8.2 mi), 36205 (8.5 mi), 36254 (9.3 mi) and 36260 (9.6 mi).

Is 36203 a PO Box ZIP code?

36203 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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