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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/36321

36321

ZIP 36321 is Cowarts, Alabama, in Houston County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Houston
Metro area
Dothan, AL
Population
2,141
Coordinates
31.2109, -85.2992
☼ Live from 36321 — Cowarts, AL

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Where 36321 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36321
  • 🔢 Type 36321 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZEgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,321 = 3 × 12107. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110111100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36320 (Cottonwood, AL, 11 mi away) and 36322 (Daleville, AL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36321 becomes 12363, 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, 1,051 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯953 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36321 and you would come out at 31.21°S, 94.70°E — 1,245 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
  • 📏 At 6.3 square miles of land, 36321 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,141This ZIP2,141
Households823This ZIP823
Housing units879This ZIP879
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$64,267This ZIP$64,267Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$177,700This ZIP$177,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$923This ZIP$923Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%This ZIP11.3%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density339.1 / sq miThis ZIP339.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees178This ZIP178
Annual payroll$8,232,000This ZIP$8,232,000
Tax returns filed850This ZIP850
Total adjusted gross income$45,107,000This ZIP$45,107,000

Land area

Land area6.31 sq miThis ZIP6.31 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 36321

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ZIP codes near 36321

ZIPCityDistance
36376 Webb, AL 3.3 mi
36312 Ashford, AL 5.0 mi
36304 Dothan, AL 5.1 mi
36302 Dothan, AL 5.5 mi
36303 Dothan, AL 6.5 mi
36301 Dothan, AL 8.1 mi
36370 Pansey, AL 9.7 mi
36345 Headland, AL 10.8 mi
36320 Cottonwood, AL 11.2 mi
36305 Dothan, AL 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36321?

36321 is in Cowarts, Alabama, in Houston County, part of the Dothan, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.2109, -85.2992.

What county is 36321 in?

36321 lies in Houston County.

What area code is 36321?

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

What time zone is 36321 in?

36321 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36321?

About 2,141 people live in ZIP code 36321, in 823 households, at 339.1 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 36321?

$64,267 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36321?

The closest are 36376 (3.3 mi), 36312 (5 mi), 36304 (5.1 mi), 36302 (5.5 mi) and 36303 (6.5 mi).

Is 36321 a PO Box ZIP code?

36321 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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