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36317

ZIP 36317 is Clopton, Alabama, mostly in Henry County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Henry +2 more
Metro area
Dothan, AL
Population
1,040
Coordinates
31.6346, -85.3895
☼ Live from 36317 — Clopton, AL

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Where 36317 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36317
  • 🔢 Type 36317 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIEgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,317 = 23 × 1579. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110111011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36316 (Chancellor, AL, 42 mi away) and 36318 (Coffee Springs, AL, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36317 becomes 71363 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rhinehart, LA, 389 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13367, 13637, 13673, 13736, 13763, 16373, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13673 in Philadelphia, NY, 1,013 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯930 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36317 and you would come out at 31.63°S, 94.61°E — 1,246 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 05m.
  • 📏 At 41.1 square miles of land, 36317 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,040This ZIP1,040
Households349This ZIP349
Housing units376This ZIP376
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$97,688This ZIP$97,688Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$114,900This ZIP$114,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%This ZIP32.7%
Mean commute35.7 minThis ZIP35.7 min
Population density25.3 / sq miThis ZIP25.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$8,460,000This ZIP$8,460,000

Land area

Land area41.08 sq miThis ZIP41.08 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Counties 36317 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Henry County 83.4%
Dale County 8.9%
Barbour County 7.7%

ZIP codes near 36317

ZIPCityDistance
36374 Skipperville, AL 7.3 mi
36017 Clio, AL 10.4 mi
36310 Abbeville, AL 11.0 mi
36353 Newville, AL 11.0 mi
36016 Clayton, AL 15.0 mi
36048 Louisville, AL 16.7 mi
36311 Ariton, AL 17.7 mi
36360 Ozark, AL 17.7 mi
36345 Headland, AL 19.1 mi
36361 Ozark, AL 19.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36317?

36317 is in Clopton, Alabama, in Henry County, part of the Dothan, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.6346, -85.3895.

What county is 36317 in?

36317 spans 3 counties: Henry County, Dale County and Barbour County. Most of it falls in Henry 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 36317?

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

What time zone is 36317 in?

36317 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36317?

About 1,040 people live in ZIP code 36317, in 349 households, at 25.3 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 36317?

$97,688 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36317?

The closest are 36374 (7.3 mi), 36017 (10.4 mi), 36310 (11 mi), 36353 (11 mi) and 36016 (15 mi).

Is 36317 a PO Box ZIP code?

36317 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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