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Where 36439 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 36439 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEhgE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 36,439 = 13 × 2803. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000111001010111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36436 (Dickinson, AL, 30 mi away) and 36441 (Flomaton, AL, 27 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 36439 becomes 93463 — and that is a real ZIP code: Solvang, CA, 1,904 miles away.
- 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33469, 33496, 33694, 33946, 34639, 36349, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96343 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,888 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
- 🎯856 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36439 and you would come out at 31.42°S, 92.65°E — 1,357 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 06m.
- 📏 At 0.869 square miles of land, 36439 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 421 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 140This ZIP140 |
|---|---|
| Households | 49This ZIP49 |
| Housing units | 82This ZIP82 |
| Median age | 26.3This ZIP26.3Alabama39.3US 38.9 |
| Median gross rent | $940This ZIP$940Alabama$1,007US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 46.6%This ZIP46.6% |
| Mean commute | 51.7 minThis ZIP51.7 min |
| Population density | 161.1 / sq miThis ZIP161.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 10This ZIP10 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 54This ZIP54 |
| Annual payroll | $1,131,000This ZIP$1,131,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.87 sq miThis ZIP0.87 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 36439
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 36439
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
36445 | Frisco City, AL | 6.6 mi |
36457 | Megargel, AL | 6.7 mi |
36461 | Monroeville, AL | 7.1 mi |
36449 | Goodway, AL | 7.4 mi |
36458 | Mexia, AL | 7.6 mi |
36460 | Monroeville, AL | 7.6 mi |
36475 | Repton, AL | 7.7 mi |
36454 | Lenox, AL | 9.6 mi |
36473 | Range, AL | 9.8 mi |
36470 | Perdue Hill, AL | 14.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 36439?
36439 is in Excel, Alabama, in Monroe County. Its published point location is 31.4193, -87.3452.
What county is 36439 in?
36439 lies in Monroe County.
What area code is 36439?
Excel uses area code 251, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 36439 in?
36439 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 36439?
About 140 people live in ZIP code 36439, in 49 households, at 161.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 36439?
The closest are 36445 (6.6 mi), 36457 (6.7 mi), 36461 (7.1 mi), 36449 (7.4 mi) and 36458 (7.6 mi).
Is 36439 a PO Box ZIP code?
36439 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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