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36523

ZIP 36523 is Coden, Alabama, in Mobile County; area code 251; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mobile
Metro area
Mobile, AL
Population
2,972
Coordinates
30.3708, -88.1908
☼ Live from 36523 — Coden, AL

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Where 36523 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36523
  • 🔢 Type 36523 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 36523 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111010101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36522 (Citronelle, AL, 50 mi away) and 36524 (Coffeeville, AL, 100 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36523 becomes 32563 — and that is a real ZIP code: Gulf Breeze, FL, 70 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23356, 25336, 26335, 32356, 32536, 32563, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56332 in Garfield, MN, 1,147 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯877 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36523 and you would come out at 30.37°S, 91.81°E — 1,299 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 36.8 square miles of land, 36523 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,972This ZIP2,972
Households1,034This ZIP1,034
Housing units1,276This ZIP1,276
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$61,607This ZIP$61,607Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$165,900This ZIP$165,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,157This ZIP$1,157Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%This ZIP16.3%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density80.7 / sq miThis ZIP80.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees576This ZIP576
Annual payroll$30,892,000This ZIP$30,892,000
Tax returns filed1,020This ZIP1,020
Total adjusted gross income$61,857,000This ZIP$61,857,000

Land area

Land area36.81 sq miThis ZIP36.81 sq mi
Water area8.29 sq miThis ZIP8.29 sq mi

Other place names in 36523

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

ZIP codes near 36523

ZIPCityDistance
36509 Bayou La Batre, AL 4.2 mi
36544 Irvington, AL 7.8 mi
36590 Theodore, AL 8.9 mi
36528 Dauphin Island, AL 9.4 mi
36582 Theodore, AL 10.2 mi
36568 Saint Elmo, AL 10.9 mi
36541 Grand Bay, AL 11.9 mi
36619 Mobile, AL 15.6 mi
36605 Mobile, AL 17.1 mi
36693 Mobile, AL 17.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36523?

36523 is in Coden, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.3708, -88.1908.

What county is 36523 in?

36523 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36523?

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

What time zone is 36523 in?

36523 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36523?

About 2,972 people live in ZIP code 36523, in 1,034 households, at 80.7 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 36523?

$61,607 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36523?

The closest are 36509 (4.2 mi), 36544 (7.8 mi), 36590 (8.9 mi), 36528 (9.4 mi) and 36582 (10.2 mi).

Is 36523 a PO Box ZIP code?

36523 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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