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36312

ZIP 36312 is Ashford, Alabama, in Houston County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Houston
Metro area
Dothan, AL
Population
6,249
Coordinates
31.1626, -85.2352
☼ Live from 36312 — Ashford, AL

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Where 36312 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36312
  • 🔢 Type 36312 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIEgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,312 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 17 × 89. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110111011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36311 (Ariton, AL, 40 mi away) and 36313 (Bellwood, AL, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36312 becomes 21363, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13326, 13362, 13623, 13632, 16233, 16323, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13623 in Chippewa Bay, NY, 1,052 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯958 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36312 and you would come out at 31.16°S, 94.76°E — 1,241 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
  • 📏 At 74.0 square miles of land, 36312 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,249This ZIP6,249
Households2,402This ZIP2,402
Housing units2,830This ZIP2,830
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$56,994This ZIP$56,994Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$160,000This ZIP$160,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$884This ZIP$884Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%This ZIP15.8%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density84.4 / sq miThis ZIP84.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments78This ZIP78
Employees973This ZIP973
Annual payroll$37,898,000This ZIP$37,898,000
Tax returns filed2,590This ZIP2,590
Total adjusted gross income$156,203,000This ZIP$156,203,000

Land area

Land area74.03 sq miThis ZIP74.03 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Other place names in 36312

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ZIP codes near 36312

ZIPCityDistance
36370 Pansey, AL 4.7 mi
36321 Cowarts, AL 5.0 mi
36376 Webb, AL 6.4 mi
36304 Dothan, AL 7.1 mi
36320 Cottonwood, AL 9.2 mi
36343 Gordon, AL 9.8 mi
36302 Dothan, AL 10.1 mi
36301 Dothan, AL 10.4 mi
36303 Dothan, AL 11.5 mi
39832 Cedar Springs, GA 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36312?

36312 is in Ashford, Alabama, in Houston County, part of the Dothan, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.1626, -85.2352.

What county is 36312 in?

36312 lies in Houston County.

What area code is 36312?

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

What time zone is 36312 in?

36312 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36312?

About 6,249 people live in ZIP code 36312, in 2,402 households, at 84.4 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 36312?

$56,994 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36312?

The closest are 36370 (4.7 mi), 36321 (5 mi), 36376 (6.4 mi), 36304 (7.1 mi) and 36320 (9.2 mi).

Is 36312 a PO Box ZIP code?

36312 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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