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36271

ZIP 36271 is Ohatchee, 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
6,063
Coordinates
33.7812, -86.0187
☼ Live from 36271 — Ohatchee, AL

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Where 36271 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36271
  • 🔢 Type 36271 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILZgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,271 = 19 × 23 × 83. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110110101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36269 (Muscadine, AL, 37 mi away) and 36272 (Piedmont, AL, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36271 becomes 17263 — and that is a real ZIP code: State Line, PA, 616 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12736, 12763, 13627, 13672, 13762, 16327, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13672 in Parishville, NY, 955 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯810 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36271 and you would come out at 33.78°S, 93.98°E — 1,274 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 54m.
  • 📏 At 81.3 square miles of land, 36271 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,063This ZIP6,063
Households2,349This ZIP2,349
Housing units2,652This ZIP2,652
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$68,250This ZIP$68,250Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$135,900This ZIP$135,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$766This ZIP$766Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute36.0 minThis ZIP36.0 min
Population density74.6 / sq miThis ZIP74.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees467This ZIP467
Annual payroll$24,828,000This ZIP$24,828,000
Tax returns filed2,600This ZIP2,600
Total adjusted gross income$155,904,000This ZIP$155,904,000

Land area

Land area81.25 sq miThis ZIP81.25 sq mi
Water area3.04 sq miThis ZIP3.04 sq mi

Counties 36271 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Calhoun County 99.8%
Etowah County 0.2%

Other place names in 36271

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ZIP codes near 36271

ZIPCityDistance
36250 Alexandria, AL 7.3 mi
35907 Gadsden, AL 7.6 mi
35953 Ashville, AL 9.1 mi
36279 Wellington, AL 9.7 mi
36202 Anniston, AL 10.5 mi
36204 Anniston, AL 10.5 mi
36253 Bynum, AL 10.5 mi
36257 De Armanville, AL 10.5 mi
35906 Rainbow City, AL 11.0 mi
35131 Ragland, AL 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36271?

36271 is in Ohatchee, Alabama, in Calhoun County, part of the Anniston-Oxford, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.7812, -86.0187.

What county is 36271 in?

36271 spans 2 counties: Calhoun County and Etowah 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 36271?

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

What time zone is 36271 in?

36271 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36271?

About 6,063 people live in ZIP code 36271, in 2,349 households, at 74.6 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 36271?

$68,250 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36271?

The closest are 36250 (7.3 mi), 35907 (7.6 mi), 35953 (9.1 mi), 36279 (9.7 mi) and 36202 (10.5 mi).

Is 36271 a PO Box ZIP code?

36271 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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