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36303

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Houston +2 more
Metro area
Dothan, AL
Population
30,173
Coordinates
31.2647, -85.3888
☼ Live from 36303 — Dothan, AL

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Where 36303 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36303
  • 🔢 Type 36303 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOEgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,303 = 3 × 12101. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110111001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36302 (Dothan, AL, 3 mi away) and 36304 (Dothan, AL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36303 becomes 30363 — and that is a real ZIP code: Atlanta, GA, 184 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06333, 30336, 30363, 30633, 33036, 33063, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06333 in East Lyme, CT, 1,011 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯947 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36303 and you would come out at 31.26°S, 94.61°E — 1,249 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
  • 📏 At 58.9 square miles of land, 36303 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,173This ZIP30,173
Households12,216This ZIP12,216
Housing units14,683This ZIP14,683
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$54,147This ZIP$54,147Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$182,600This ZIP$182,600Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$893This ZIP$893Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density512.6 / sq miThis ZIP512.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,217This ZIP1,217
Employees20,268This ZIP20,268
Annual payroll$912,879,000This ZIP$912,879,000
Tax returns filed12,900This ZIP12,900
Total adjusted gross income$939,424,000This ZIP$939,424,000

Land area

Land area58.87 sq miThis ZIP58.87 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 36303 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Houston County 90.9%
Dale County 8.2%
Henry County 0.9%

Other place names in 36303

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ZIP codes near 36303

ZIPCityDistance
36302 Dothan, AL 2.9 mi
36321 Cowarts, AL 6.5 mi
36376 Webb, AL 7.1 mi
36304 Dothan, AL 7.8 mi
36305 Dothan, AL 7.9 mi
36345 Headland, AL 8.4 mi
36350 Midland City, AL 8.6 mi
36301 Dothan, AL 8.7 mi
36371 Pinckard, AL 10.3 mi
36312 Ashford, AL 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36303?

36303 is in Dothan, Alabama, in Houston County, part of the Dothan, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.2647, -85.3888.

What county is 36303 in?

36303 spans 3 counties: Houston County, Dale County and Henry 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 36303?

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

What time zone is 36303 in?

36303 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36303?

About 30,173 people live in ZIP code 36303, in 12,216 households, at 512.6 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 36303?

$54,147 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36303?

The closest are 36302 (2.9 mi), 36321 (6.5 mi), 36376 (7.1 mi), 36304 (7.8 mi) and 36305 (7.9 mi).

Is 36303 a PO Box ZIP code?

36303 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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