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36301

ZIP 36301 is in Dothan, Alabama, mostly in Houston County; area code 334; Central time. Dothan has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 36302, 36303, 36304 and 36305.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Houston +1 more
Metro area
Dothan, AL
Population
39,452
Coordinates
31.1405, -85.4091
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Where 36301 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36301
  • 🔢 Type 36301 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOEgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,301 = 31 × 1171. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110111001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36280 (Woodland, AL, 155 mi away) and 36302 (Dothan, AL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36301 becomes 10363, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06133, 06331, 13036, 13063, 13360, 13603, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13630 in De Kalb Junction, NY, 1,073 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯952 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36301 and you would come out at 31.14°S, 94.59°E — 1,252 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
  • 📏 At 89.2 square miles of land, 36301 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,452This ZIP39,452
Households15,907This ZIP15,907
Housing units18,009This ZIP18,009
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$50,125This ZIP$50,125Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$164,100This ZIP$164,100Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$917This ZIP$917Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%This ZIP18.1%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density442.3 / sq miThis ZIP442.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments948This ZIP948
Employees14,216This ZIP14,216
Annual payroll$700,168,000This ZIP$700,168,000
Tax returns filed16,130This ZIP16,130
Total adjusted gross income$937,659,000This ZIP$937,659,000

Land area

Land area89.20 sq miThis ZIP89.20 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi

Counties 36301 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Houston County 95.4%
Geneva County 4.6%

Other place names in 36301

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

ZIP codes near 36301

ZIPCityDistance
36304 Dothan, AL 3.3 mi
36302 Dothan, AL 5.8 mi
36305 Dothan, AL 7.1 mi
36321 Cowarts, AL 8.1 mi
36320 Cottonwood, AL 8.2 mi
36303 Dothan, AL 8.7 mi
36375 Slocomb, AL 8.9 mi
36349 Malvern, AL 9.0 mi
36312 Ashford, AL 10.4 mi
36376 Webb, AL 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36301?

36301 is in Dothan, Alabama, in Houston County, part of the Dothan, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.1405, -85.4091.

What county is 36301 in?

36301 spans 2 counties: Houston County and Geneva County. Most of it falls in Houston 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 36301?

Dothan uses area code 334, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 36301 in?

36301 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36301?

About 39,452 people live in ZIP code 36301, in 15,907 households, at 442.3 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 36301?

$50,125 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36301?

The closest are 36304 (3.3 mi), 36302 (5.8 mi), 36305 (7.1 mi), 36321 (8.1 mi) and 36320 (8.2 mi).

Is 36301 a PO Box ZIP code?

36301 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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