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36522

ZIP 36522 is Citronelle, Alabama, mostly in Mobile County; area code 251; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mobile +1 more
Metro area
Mobile, AL
Population
7,116
Coordinates
31.0840, -88.2750
☼ Live from 36522 — Citronelle, AL

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Where 36522 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36522
  • 🔢 Type 36522 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,522 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 2029. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111010101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36521 (Chunchula, AL, 10 mi away) and 36523 (Coden, AL, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36522 becomes 22563, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25326, 25362, 25632, 26253, 26325, 32256, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56232 in Dawson, MN, 1,044 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯836 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36522 and you would come out at 31.08°S, 91.72°E — 1,348 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 233.1 square miles of land, 36522 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 177 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,116This ZIP7,116
Households2,638This ZIP2,638
Housing units3,331This ZIP3,331
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$52,984This ZIP$52,984Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$163,200This ZIP$163,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$996This ZIP$996Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%This ZIP10.3%
Mean commute35.6 minThis ZIP35.6 min
Population density30.5 / sq miThis ZIP30.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments95This ZIP95
Employees911This ZIP911
Annual payroll$30,187,000This ZIP$30,187,000
Tax returns filed2,810This ZIP2,810
Total adjusted gross income$152,123,000This ZIP$152,123,000

Land area

Land area233.09 sq miThis ZIP233.09 sq mi
Water area1.47 sq miThis ZIP1.47 sq mi

Counties 36522 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mobile County 77.5%
Washington County 22.5%

Other place names in 36522

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

ZIP codes near 36522

ZIPCityDistance
36521 Chunchula, AL 9.6 mi
36584 Vinegar Bend, AL 10.4 mi
36529 Deer Park, AL 13.4 mi
36560 Mount Vernon, AL 13.4 mi
36553 Mc Intosh, AL 15.0 mi
36512 Bucks, AL 16.3 mi
36513 Calvert, AL 17.5 mi
36587 Wilmer, AL 17.7 mi
36505 Axis, AL 18.0 mi
36571 Saraland, AL 18.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36522?

36522 is in Citronelle, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.0840, -88.2750.

What county is 36522 in?

36522 spans 2 counties: Mobile County and Washington County. Most of it falls in Mobile 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 36522?

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

What time zone is 36522 in?

36522 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36522?

About 7,116 people live in ZIP code 36522, in 2,638 households, at 30.5 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 36522?

$52,984 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36522?

The closest are 36521 (9.6 mi), 36584 (10.4 mi), 36529 (13.4 mi), 36560 (13.4 mi) and 36553 (15 mi).

Is 36522 a PO Box ZIP code?

36522 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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