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36505

ZIP 36505 is Axis, Alabama, in Mobile County; area code 251; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mobile
Metro area
Mobile, AL
Population
762
Coordinates
30.9512, -88.0135
☼ Live from 36505 — Axis, AL

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Where 36505 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36505
  • 🔢 Type 36505 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,505 = 5 × 7 × 7 × 149. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111010011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36504 (Atmore, AL, 31 mi away) and 36507 (Bay Minette, AL, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36505 becomes 50563 — and that is a real ZIP code: Manson, IA, 877 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05356, 05653, 06355, 06535, 30565, 30655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05653 in Eden Mills, VT, 1,270 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯853 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36505 and you would come out at 30.95°S, 91.99°E — 1,335 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 29.1 square miles of land, 36505 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population762This ZIP762
Households304This ZIP304
Housing units304This ZIP304
Median age56.1This ZIP56.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$97,344This ZIP$97,344Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$191,900This ZIP$191,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%This ZIP25.2%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density26.2 / sq miThis ZIP26.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees1,864This ZIP1,864
Annual payroll$180,296,000This ZIP$180,296,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$40,344,000This ZIP$40,344,000

Land area

Land area29.06 sq miThis ZIP29.06 sq mi
Water area1.32 sq miThis ZIP1.32 sq mi

Other place names in 36505

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ZIP codes near 36505

ZIPCityDistance
36512 Bucks, AL 3.3 mi
36525 Creola, AL 4.2 mi
36572 Satsuma, AL 7.1 mi
36571 Saraland, AL 8.8 mi
36560 Mount Vernon, AL 9.5 mi
36521 Chunchula, AL 10.3 mi
36611 Mobile, AL 13.1 mi
36513 Calvert, AL 14.1 mi
36613 Eight Mile, AL 14.2 mi
36612 Mobile, AL 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36505?

36505 is in Axis, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.9512, -88.0135.

What county is 36505 in?

36505 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36505?

Axis uses area code 251, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 36505 in?

36505 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36505?

About 762 people live in ZIP code 36505, in 304 households, at 26.2 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 36505?

$97,344 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36505?

The closest are 36512 (3.3 mi), 36525 (4.2 mi), 36572 (7.1 mi), 36571 (8.8 mi) and 36560 (9.5 mi).

Is 36505 a PO Box ZIP code?

36505 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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