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36268

ZIP 36268 is Munford, Alabama, mostly in Talladega County; area code 256; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Talladega +1 more
Population
5,939
Coordinates
33.4948, -85.9295
☼ Live from 36268 — Munford, AL

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Where 36268 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36268
  • 🔢 Type 36268 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgZgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,268 = 2 × 2 × 9067. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110110101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36267 (Millerville, AL, 21 mi away) and 36269 (Muscadine, AL, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36268 becomes 86263, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23668, 23866, 26386, 26638, 26836, 28366, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83626 in Greenleaf, ID, 1,797 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯825 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36268 and you would come out at 33.49°S, 94.07°E — 1,269 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 56m.
  • 📏 At 95.9 square miles of land, 36268 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,939This ZIP5,939
Households2,300This ZIP2,300
Housing units2,611This ZIP2,611
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$55,625This ZIP$55,625Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$90,900This ZIP$90,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$735This ZIP$735Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%This ZIP12.6%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density61.9 / sq miThis ZIP61.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees541This ZIP541
Annual payroll$24,775,000This ZIP$24,775,000
Tax returns filed2,490This ZIP2,490
Total adjusted gross income$137,055,000This ZIP$137,055,000

Land area

Land area95.91 sq miThis ZIP95.91 sq mi
Water area1.46 sq miThis ZIP1.46 sq mi

Counties 36268 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Talladega County 89.6%
Clay County 10.4%

Other place names in 36268

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

ZIP codes near 36268

ZIPCityDistance
36260 Eastaboga, AL 7.6 mi
36203 Oxford, AL 8.2 mi
36201 Anniston, AL 10.9 mi
35161 Talladega, AL 11.2 mi
36258 Delta, AL 12.3 mi
35096 Lincoln, AL 13.4 mi
35160 Talladega, AL 13.8 mi
36266 Lineville, AL 14.2 mi
36205 Anniston, AL 16.3 mi
36254 Choccolocco, AL 17.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36268?

36268 is in Munford, Alabama, in Talladega County, part of the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.4948, -85.9295.

What county is 36268 in?

36268 spans 2 counties: Talladega County and Clay County. Most of it falls in Talladega 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 36268?

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

What time zone is 36268 in?

36268 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36268?

About 5,939 people live in ZIP code 36268, in 2,300 households, at 61.9 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 36268?

$55,625 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36268?

The closest are 36260 (7.6 mi), 36203 (8.2 mi), 36201 (10.9 mi), 35161 (11.2 mi) and 36258 (12.3 mi).

Is 36268 a PO Box ZIP code?

36268 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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