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36511

ZIP 36511 is Bon Secour, Alabama, in Baldwin County; area code 251; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Baldwin
Population
769
Coordinates
30.3052, -87.7426
☼ Live from 36511 — Bon Secour, AL

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Where 36511 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36511
  • 🔢 Type 36511 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IISgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,511 = 29 × 1259. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111010011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36509 (Bayou La Batre, AL, 31 mi away) and 36512 (Bucks, AL, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36511 becomes 11563 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lynbrook, NY, 1,064 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11356, 11365, 11563, 13156, 13165, 13615, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56311 in Barrett, MN, 1,163 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯898 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36511 and you would come out at 30.31°S, 92.26°E — 1,288 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 11m.
  • 📏 At 4.5 square miles of land, 36511 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population769This ZIP769
Households426This ZIP426
Housing units580This ZIP580
Median age58.7This ZIP58.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$87,607This ZIP$87,607Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%This ZIP13.0%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density171.2 / sq miThis ZIP171.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees179This ZIP179
Annual payroll$6,912,000This ZIP$6,912,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$17,843,000This ZIP$17,843,000

Land area

Land area4.49 sq miThis ZIP4.49 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi

Other place names in 36511

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 36511

ZIPCityDistance
36542 Gulf Shores, AL 2.5 mi
36535 Foley, AL 5.3 mi
36547 Gulf Shores, AL 6.4 mi
36555 Magnolia Springs, AL 6.8 mi
36536 Foley, AL 8.4 mi
36561 Orange Beach, AL 10.3 mi
36580 Summerdale, AL 12.2 mi
36530 Elberta, AL 13.2 mi
36532 Fairhope, AL 14.0 mi
36533 Fairhope, AL 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36511?

36511 is in Bon Secour, Alabama, in Baldwin County, part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.3052, -87.7426.

What county is 36511 in?

36511 lies in Baldwin County.

What area code is 36511?

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

What time zone is 36511 in?

36511 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36511?

About 769 people live in ZIP code 36511, in 426 households, at 171.2 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 36511?

$87,607 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36511?

The closest are 36542 (2.5 mi), 36535 (5.3 mi), 36547 (6.4 mi), 36555 (6.8 mi) and 36536 (8.4 mi).

Is 36511 a PO Box ZIP code?

36511 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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