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36265

ZIP 36265 is Jacksonville, Alabama, in Calhoun County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Calhoun
Metro area
Anniston-Oxford, AL
Population
22,452
Coordinates
33.8477, -85.7849
☼ Live from 36265 — Jacksonville, AL

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Where 36265 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36265
  • 🔢 Type 36265 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgZgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,265 = 5 × 7253. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110110101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36264 (Heflin, AL, 22 mi away) and 36266 (Lineville, AL, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36265 becomes 56263 — and that is a real ZIP code: Milroy, MN, 897 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, 1,116 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯818 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36265 and you would come out at 33.85°S, 94.22°E — 1,260 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 98.1 square miles of land, 36265 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,452This ZIP22,452
Households8,256This ZIP8,256
Housing units9,572This ZIP9,572
Median age33.7This ZIP33.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$55,294This ZIP$55,294Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$175,900This ZIP$175,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$811This ZIP$811Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%This ZIP27.3%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density228.9 / sq miThis ZIP228.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments256This ZIP256
Employees2,922This ZIP2,922
Annual payroll$82,416,000This ZIP$82,416,000
Tax returns filed7,700This ZIP7,700
Total adjusted gross income$454,112,000This ZIP$454,112,000

Land area

Land area98.08 sq miThis ZIP98.08 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Other place names in 36265

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ZIP codes near 36265

ZIPCityDistance
36277 Weaver, AL 6.2 mi
36279 Wellington, AL 6.2 mi
36202 Anniston, AL 6.6 mi
36204 Anniston, AL 6.6 mi
36253 Bynum, AL 6.6 mi
36257 De Armanville, AL 6.6 mi
36206 Anniston, AL 8.2 mi
36250 Alexandria, AL 8.5 mi
36205 Anniston, AL 10.2 mi
35905 Gadsden, AL 11.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36265?

36265 is in Jacksonville, Alabama, in Calhoun County, part of the Anniston-Oxford, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.8477, -85.7849.

What county is 36265 in?

36265 lies in Calhoun County.

What area code is 36265?

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

What time zone is 36265 in?

36265 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36265?

About 22,452 people live in ZIP code 36265, in 8,256 households, at 228.9 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 36265?

$55,294 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36265?

The closest are 36277 (6.2 mi), 36279 (6.2 mi), 36202 (6.6 mi), 36204 (6.6 mi) and 36253 (6.6 mi).

Is 36265 a PO Box ZIP code?

36265 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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