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36206

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Calhoun
Metro area
Anniston-Oxford, AL
Population
11,172
Coordinates
33.7328, -85.8180
☼ Live from 36206 — Anniston, AL

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Where 36206 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36206
  • 🔢 Type 36206 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOZgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,206 = 2 × 43 × 421. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110101101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36205 (Anniston, AL, 3 mi away) and 36207 (Anniston, AL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36206 becomes 60263, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02366, 02663, 03266, 06263, 20636, 23066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02663 in South Wellfleet, MA, 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 36206 and you would come out at 33.73°S, 94.18°E — 1,262 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 15.8 square miles of land, 36206 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,172This ZIP11,172
Households4,340This ZIP4,340
Housing units4,985This ZIP4,985
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$51,116This ZIP$51,116Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$130,500This ZIP$130,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$820This ZIP$820Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density708.6 / sq miThis ZIP708.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments144This ZIP144
Employees2,287This ZIP2,287
Annual payroll$88,297,000This ZIP$88,297,000
Tax returns filed4,660This ZIP4,660
Total adjusted gross income$208,515,000This ZIP$208,515,000

Land area

Land area15.77 sq miThis ZIP15.77 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 36206

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

ZIP codes near 36206

ZIPCityDistance
36277 Weaver, AL 2.0 mi
36202 Anniston, AL 2.3 mi
36204 Anniston, AL 2.3 mi
36253 Bynum, AL 2.3 mi
36257 De Armanville, AL 2.3 mi
36205 Anniston, AL 2.9 mi
36250 Alexandria, AL 4.9 mi
36201 Anniston, AL 7.0 mi
36207 Anniston, AL 7.3 mi
36265 Jacksonville, AL 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36206?

36206 is in Anniston, Alabama, in Calhoun County, part of the Anniston-Oxford, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7328, -85.8180.

What county is 36206 in?

36206 lies in Calhoun County.

What area code is 36206?

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

What time zone is 36206 in?

36206 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36206?

About 11,172 people live in ZIP code 36206, in 4,340 households, at 708.6 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 36206?

$51,116 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36206?

The closest are 36277 (2 mi), 36202 (2.3 mi), 36204 (2.3 mi), 36253 (2.3 mi) and 36257 (2.3 mi).

Is 36206 a PO Box ZIP code?

36206 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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