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36444

ZIP 36444 is Franklin, Alabama, in Monroe County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Monroe
Metro area
none
Population
666
Coordinates
31.6629, -87.4639
☼ Live from 36444 — Franklin, AL

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Where 36444 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36444
  • 🔢 Type 36444 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhhgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,444 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3037. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111001011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36442 (Florala, AL, 77 mi away) and 36445 (Frisco City, AL, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36444 becomes 44463, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34446, 34464, 43446, 43464, 44436, 44634, …). The farthest-flung twin is 44436 in Lowellville, OH, 754 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯839 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36444 and you would come out at 31.66°S, 92.54°E — 1,367 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 05m.
  • 📏 At 95.2 square miles of land, 36444 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population666This ZIP666
Households207This ZIP207
Housing units347This ZIP347
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$60,144This ZIP$60,144Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$105,600This ZIP$105,600Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher6.0%This ZIP6.0%
Mean commute32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min
Population density7.0 / sq miThis ZIP7.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees28This ZIP28
Annual payroll$1,730,000This ZIP$1,730,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$9,806,000This ZIP$9,806,000

Land area

Land area95.22 sq miThis ZIP95.22 sq mi
Water area1.61 sq miThis ZIP1.61 sq mi

ZIP codes near 36444

ZIPCityDistance
36481 Vredenburgh, AL 8.9 mi
36482 Whatley, AL 10.3 mi
36458 Mexia, AL 10.7 mi
36751 Lower Peach Tree, AL 11.8 mi
36470 Perdue Hill, AL 11.8 mi
36461 Monroeville, AL 12.1 mi
36460 Monroeville, AL 13.2 mi
36436 Dickinson, AL 13.6 mi
36471 Peterman, AL 13.8 mi
36435 Coy, AL 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36444?

36444 is in Franklin, Alabama, in Monroe County. Its published point location is 31.6629, -87.4639.

What county is 36444 in?

36444 lies in Monroe County.

What area code is 36444?

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

What time zone is 36444 in?

36444 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36444?

About 666 people live in ZIP code 36444, in 207 households, at 7.0 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 36444?

$60,144 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36444?

The closest are 36481 (8.9 mi), 36482 (10.3 mi), 36458 (10.7 mi), 36751 (11.8 mi) and 36470 (11.8 mi).

Is 36444 a PO Box ZIP code?

36444 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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