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36477

ZIP 36477 is Samson, Alabama, mostly in Geneva County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Geneva +2 more
Metro area
Dothan, AL
Population
4,610
Coordinates
31.0870, -86.0672
☼ Live from 36477 — Samson, AL

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Where 36477 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36477
  • 🔢 Type 36477 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLhgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,477 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 193. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111001111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36476 (River Falls, AL, 34 mi away) and 36480 (Uriah, AL, 95 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36477 becomes 77463 — and that is a real ZIP code: Old Ocean, TX, 595 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34677, 37764, 43767, 46377, 46737, 46773, …). The farthest-flung twin is 67743 in Levant, KS, 1,028 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯926 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36477 and you would come out at 31.09°S, 93.93°E — 1,291 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 160.8 square miles of land, 36477 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 122 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,610This ZIP4,610
Households1,892This ZIP1,892
Housing units2,322This ZIP2,322
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$50,517This ZIP$50,517Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$115,400This ZIP$115,400Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$764This ZIP$764Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%This ZIP10.1%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density28.7 / sq miThis ZIP28.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments66This ZIP66
Employees377This ZIP377
Annual payroll$12,260,000This ZIP$12,260,000
Tax returns filed1,770This ZIP1,770
Total adjusted gross income$99,433,000This ZIP$99,433,000

Land area

Land area160.75 sq miThis ZIP160.75 sq mi
Water area1.80 sq miThis ZIP1.80 sq mi

Counties 36477 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Geneva County 89.0%
Coffee County 10.6%
Covington County 0.4%

Other place names in 36477

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ZIP codes near 36477

ZIPCityDistance
36453 Kinston, AL 8.6 mi
36318 Coffee Springs, AL 8.9 mi
36340 Geneva, AL 10.5 mi
36316 Chancellor, AL 13.5 mi
32464 Westville, FL 15.7 mi
32538 Paxton, FL 16.5 mi
36442 Florala, AL 17.2 mi
36467 Opp, AL 17.3 mi
36313 Bellwood, AL 17.4 mi
36331 Enterprise, AL 17.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36477?

36477 is in Samson, Alabama, in Geneva County, part of the Dothan, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.0870, -86.0672.

What county is 36477 in?

36477 spans 3 counties: Geneva County, Coffee County and Covington County. Most of it falls in Geneva County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 36477?

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

What time zone is 36477 in?

36477 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36477?

About 4,610 people live in ZIP code 36477, in 1,892 households, at 28.7 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 36477?

$50,517 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36477?

The closest are 36453 (8.6 mi), 36318 (8.9 mi), 36340 (10.5 mi), 36316 (13.5 mi) and 32464 (15.7 mi).

Is 36477 a PO Box ZIP code?

36477 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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