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36305

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Houston +1 more
Metro area
Dothan, AL
Population
17,610
Coordinates
31.2050, -85.5025
☼ Live from 36305 — Dothan, AL

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Where 36305 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36305
  • 🔢 Type 36305 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOEgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,305 = 5 × 53 × 137. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110111010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36304 (Dothan, AL, 9 mi away) and 36310 (Abbeville, AL, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36305 becomes 50363 — and that is a real ZIP code: Des Moines, IA, 850 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05363, 05633, 06335, 06353, 06533, 30356, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05633 in Montpelier, VT, 1,142 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯945 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36305 and you would come out at 31.20°S, 94.50°E — 1,257 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
  • 📏 At 31.0 square miles of land, 36305 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,610This ZIP17,610
Households6,920This ZIP6,920
Housing units7,532This ZIP7,532
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$84,302This ZIP$84,302Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$251,000This ZIP$251,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,156This ZIP$1,156Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%This ZIP35.7%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density568.4 / sq miThis ZIP568.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments405This ZIP405
Employees6,917This ZIP6,917
Annual payroll$339,167,000This ZIP$339,167,000
Tax returns filed7,320This ZIP7,320
Total adjusted gross income$753,110,000This ZIP$753,110,000

Land area

Land area30.98 sq miThis ZIP30.98 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 36305 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Houston County 65.5%
Geneva County 34.5%

Other place names in 36305

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ZIP codes near 36305

ZIPCityDistance
36349 Malvern, AL 6.7 mi
36302 Dothan, AL 6.7 mi
36301 Dothan, AL 7.1 mi
36352 Newton, AL 7.6 mi
36303 Dothan, AL 7.9 mi
36371 Pinckard, AL 9.0 mi
36375 Slocomb, AL 9.0 mi
36304 Dothan, AL 9.3 mi
36350 Midland City, AL 10.0 mi
36321 Cowarts, AL 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36305?

36305 is in Dothan, Alabama, in Houston County, part of the Dothan, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.2050, -85.5025.

What county is 36305 in?

36305 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 36305?

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

What time zone is 36305 in?

36305 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36305?

About 17,610 people live in ZIP code 36305, in 6,920 households, at 568.4 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 36305?

$84,302 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36305?

The closest are 36349 (6.7 mi), 36302 (6.7 mi), 36301 (7.1 mi), 36352 (7.6 mi) and 36303 (7.9 mi).

Is 36305 a PO Box ZIP code?

36305 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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