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36256

ZIP 36256 is Daviston, Alabama, mostly in Tallapoosa County; area code 256; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tallapoosa +1 more
Metro area
Alexander City, AL
Population
1,515
Coordinates
33.0463, -85.7048
☼ Live from 36256 — Daviston, AL

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Where 36256 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36256
  • 🔢 Type 36256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 103. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110110100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36255 (Cragford, AL, 10 mi away) and 36257 (De Armanville, AL, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36256 becomes 65263 — and that is a real ZIP code: Madison, MO, 572 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23665, 26563, 32566, 32656, 35266, 35662, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56623 in Baudette, MN, 1,169 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯854 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36256 and you would come out at 33.05°S, 94.30°E — 1,257 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 94.9 square miles of land, 36256 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,515This ZIP1,515
Households610This ZIP610
Housing units695This ZIP695
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$64,167This ZIP$64,167Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$151,800This ZIP$151,800Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$621This ZIP$621Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%This ZIP17.1%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density16.0 / sq miThis ZIP16.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees59This ZIP59
Annual payroll$2,151,000This ZIP$2,151,000
Tax returns filed610This ZIP610
Total adjusted gross income$34,125,000This ZIP$34,125,000

Land area

Land area94.86 sq miThis ZIP94.86 sq mi
Water area0.88 sq miThis ZIP0.88 sq mi

Counties 36256 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Tallapoosa County 96.0%
Clay County 4.0%

Other place names in 36256

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

ZIP codes near 36256

ZIPCityDistance
36276 Wadley, AL 9.3 mi
36255 Cragford, AL 9.6 mi
36861 Jacksons Gap, AL 13.6 mi
35011 Alexander City, AL 15.2 mi
36251 Ashland, AL 15.2 mi
35010 Alexander City, AL 16.3 mi
36853 Dadeville, AL 17.1 mi
36267 Millerville, AL 17.4 mi
36862 Lafayette, AL 17.5 mi
36023 East Tallassee, AL 17.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36256?

36256 is in Daviston, Alabama, in Tallapoosa County, part of the Alexander City, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.0463, -85.7048.

What county is 36256 in?

36256 spans 2 counties: Tallapoosa County and Clay County. Most of it falls in Tallapoosa 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 36256?

Daviston uses area code 256, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 36256 in?

36256 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36256?

About 1,515 people live in ZIP code 36256, in 610 households, at 16.0 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 36256?

$64,167 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36256?

The closest are 36276 (9.3 mi), 36255 (9.6 mi), 36861 (13.6 mi), 35011 (15.2 mi) and 36251 (15.2 mi).

Is 36256 a PO Box ZIP code?

36256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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