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36343

ZIP 36343 is Gordon, Alabama, in Houston County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Houston
Metro area
Dothan, AL
Population
1,496
Coordinates
31.0607, -85.1208
☼ Live from 36343 — Gordon, AL

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Where 36343 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36343
  • 🔢 Type 36343 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhEgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 36343 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000110111110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36340 (Geneva, AL, 46 mi away) and 36344 (Hartford, AL, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36343 becomes 34363, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33346, 33436, 33463, 33634, 43336, 63334, …). The farthest-flung twin is 63433 in Ashburn, MO, 674 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯968 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36343 and you would come out at 31.06°S, 94.88°E — 1,236 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 98.2 square miles of land, 36343 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,496This ZIP1,496
Households691This ZIP691
Housing units861This ZIP861
Median age55.1This ZIP55.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$47,188This ZIP$47,188Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$98,900This ZIP$98,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$907This ZIP$907Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.7%This ZIP6.7%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density15.2 / sq miThis ZIP15.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$631,000This ZIP$631,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$27,078,000This ZIP$27,078,000

Land area

Land area98.18 sq miThis ZIP98.18 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 36343

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ZIP codes near 36343

ZIPCityDistance
36370 Pansey, AL 5.7 mi
32445 Malone, FL 7.7 mi
32423 Bascom, FL 9.1 mi
39861 Jakin, GA 9.4 mi
36312 Ashford, AL 9.8 mi
39832 Cedar Springs, GA 10.5 mi
36320 Cottonwood, AL 11.8 mi
32443 Greenwood, FL 13.0 mi
36321 Cowarts, AL 14.8 mi
36304 Dothan, AL 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36343?

36343 is in Gordon, Alabama, in Houston County, part of the Dothan, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.0607, -85.1208.

What county is 36343 in?

36343 lies in Houston County.

What area code is 36343?

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

What time zone is 36343 in?

36343 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36343?

About 1,496 people live in ZIP code 36343, in 691 households, at 15.2 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 36343?

$47,188 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36343?

The closest are 36370 (5.7 mi), 32445 (7.7 mi), 32423 (9.1 mi), 39861 (9.4 mi) and 36312 (9.8 mi).

Is 36343 a PO Box ZIP code?

36343 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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