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36316

ZIP 36316 is Chancellor, Alabama, mostly in Geneva County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Geneva +1 more
Metro area
Dothan, AL
Population
2,071
Coordinates
31.1757, -85.8640
☼ Live from 36316 — Chancellor, AL

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Where 36316 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36316
  • 🔢 Type 36316 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIEgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,316 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 1297. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110111011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36314 (Black, AL, 11 mi away) and 36317 (Clopton, AL, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36316 becomes 61363 — and that is a real ZIP code: Standard, IL, 720 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13636, 16633, 31636, 33166, 33616, 33661, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13636 in Ellisburg, NY, 1,018 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯930 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36316 and you would come out at 31.18°S, 94.14°E — 1,278 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
  • 📏 At 54.6 square miles of land, 36316 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,071This ZIP2,071
Households834This ZIP834
Housing units991This ZIP991
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$77,016This ZIP$77,016Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$207,800This ZIP$207,800Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,131This ZIP$1,131Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%This ZIP26.5%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density37.9 / sq miThis ZIP37.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees69This ZIP69
Annual payroll$2,257,000This ZIP$2,257,000
Tax returns filed820This ZIP820
Total adjusted gross income$54,392,000This ZIP$54,392,000

Land area

Land area54.65 sq miThis ZIP54.65 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Counties 36316 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Geneva County 65.4%
Coffee County 34.6%

ZIP codes near 36316

ZIPCityDistance
36313 Bellwood, AL 4.2 mi
36318 Coffee Springs, AL 5.1 mi
36340 Geneva, AL 8.4 mi
36331 Enterprise, AL 8.8 mi
36330 Enterprise, AL 9.1 mi
36322 Daleville, AL 9.5 mi
36344 Hartford, AL 10.5 mi
36314 Black, AL 11.4 mi
36477 Samson, AL 13.5 mi
36453 Kinston, AL 16.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36316?

36316 is in Chancellor, Alabama, in Geneva County, part of the Dothan, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.1757, -85.8640.

What county is 36316 in?

36316 spans 2 counties: Geneva County and Coffee County. Most of it falls in Geneva 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 36316?

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

What time zone is 36316 in?

36316 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36316?

About 2,071 people live in ZIP code 36316, in 834 households, at 37.9 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 36316?

$77,016 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36316?

The closest are 36313 (4.2 mi), 36318 (5.1 mi), 36340 (8.4 mi), 36331 (8.8 mi) and 36330 (9.1 mi).

Is 36316 a PO Box ZIP code?

36316 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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