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36509

ZIP 36509 is Bayou La Batre, Alabama, in Mobile County; area code 251; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mobile
Metro area
Mobile, AL
Population
1,233
Coordinates
30.4063, -88.2488
☼ Live from 36509 — Bayou La Batre, AL

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Where 36509 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36509
  • 🔢 Type 36509 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,509 = 11 × 3319. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111010011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36507 (Bay Minette, AL, 43 mi away) and 36511 (Bon Secour, AL, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36509 becomes 90563, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06359, 35096, 35609, 35906, 35960, 36590, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96350 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,933 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯873 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36509 and you would come out at 30.41°S, 91.75°E — 1,302 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 11m.
  • 📏 At 9.9 square miles of land, 36509 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,233This ZIP1,233
Households416This ZIP416
Housing units535This ZIP535
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$33,488This ZIP$33,488Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$86,500This ZIP$86,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$803This ZIP$803Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.9%This ZIP7.9%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density124.4 / sq miThis ZIP124.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments82This ZIP82
Employees1,053This ZIP1,053
Annual payroll$41,430,000This ZIP$41,430,000
Tax returns filed780This ZIP780
Total adjusted gross income$32,179,000This ZIP$32,179,000

Land area

Land area9.91 sq miThis ZIP9.91 sq mi
Water area1.06 sq miThis ZIP1.06 sq mi

Other place names in 36509

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ZIP codes near 36509

ZIPCityDistance
36523 Coden, AL 4.2 mi
36544 Irvington, AL 4.8 mi
36590 Theodore, AL 5.6 mi
36568 Saint Elmo, AL 7.4 mi
36541 Grand Bay, AL 7.6 mi
36582 Theodore, AL 8.9 mi
36528 Dauphin Island, AL 11.5 mi
36619 Mobile, AL 13.5 mi
39581 Pascagoula, MS 15.1 mi
36695 Mobile, AL 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36509?

36509 is in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.4063, -88.2488.

What county is 36509 in?

36509 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36509?

Bayou La Batre uses area code 251, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 36509 in?

36509 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36509?

About 1,233 people live in ZIP code 36509, in 416 households, at 124.4 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 36509?

$33,488 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36509?

The closest are 36523 (4.2 mi), 36544 (4.8 mi), 36590 (5.6 mi), 36568 (7.4 mi) and 36541 (7.6 mi).

Is 36509 a PO Box ZIP code?

36509 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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