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36320

ZIP 36320 is Cottonwood, Alabama, in Houston County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Houston
Metro area
Dothan, AL
Population
3,151
Coordinates
31.0499, -85.3192
☼ Live from 36320 — Cottonwood, AL

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Where 36320 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36320
  • 🔢 Type 36320 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZEgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,320 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 227. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110111100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36319 (Columbia, AL, 22 mi away) and 36321 (Cowarts, AL, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36320 becomes 02363, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02633, 03263, 06233, 06332, 23063, 23306, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03263 in Pittsfield, NH, 1,141 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯960 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36320 and you would come out at 31.05°S, 94.68°E — 1,247 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 64.3 square miles of land, 36320 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,151This ZIP3,151
Households1,358This ZIP1,358
Housing units1,676This ZIP1,676
Median age52.1This ZIP52.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$50,000This ZIP$50,000Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$152,700This ZIP$152,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$708This ZIP$708Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%This ZIP12.0%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density49.0 / sq miThis ZIP49.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees799This ZIP799
Annual payroll$36,894,000This ZIP$36,894,000
Tax returns filed1,450This ZIP1,450
Total adjusted gross income$73,510,000This ZIP$73,510,000

Land area

Land area64.26 sq miThis ZIP64.26 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 36320

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ZIP codes near 36320

ZIPCityDistance
32426 Campbellton, FL 7.2 mi
36304 Dothan, AL 7.6 mi
36301 Dothan, AL 8.2 mi
32445 Malone, FL 9.1 mi
36312 Ashford, AL 9.2 mi
36370 Pansey, AL 11.0 mi
36321 Cowarts, AL 11.2 mi
36343 Gordon, AL 11.8 mi
36302 Dothan, AL 12.7 mi
36375 Slocomb, AL 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36320?

36320 is in Cottonwood, Alabama, in Houston County, part of the Dothan, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.0499, -85.3192.

What county is 36320 in?

36320 lies in Houston County.

What area code is 36320?

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

What time zone is 36320 in?

36320 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36320?

About 3,151 people live in ZIP code 36320, in 1,358 households, at 49.0 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 36320?

$50,000 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36320?

The closest are 32426 (7.2 mi), 36304 (7.6 mi), 36301 (8.2 mi), 32445 (9.1 mi) and 36312 (9.2 mi).

Is 36320 a PO Box ZIP code?

36320 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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