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36525

ZIP 36525 is Creola, Alabama, in Mobile County; area code 251; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mobile
Metro area
Mobile, AL
Population
1,945
Coordinates
30.8913, -88.0210
☼ Live from 36525 — Creola, AL

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Where 36525 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36525
  • 🔢 Type 36525 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,525 = 3 × 5 × 5 × 487. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111010101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36524 (Coffeeville, AL, 63 mi away) and 36526 (Daphne, AL, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36525 becomes 52563 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hedrick, IA, 749 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25356, 25365, 25635, 25653, 32565, 32655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56523 in Climax, MN, 1,247 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯856 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36525 and you would come out at 30.89°S, 91.98°E — 1,331 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 17.6 square miles of land, 36525 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,945This ZIP1,945
Households721This ZIP721
Housing units745This ZIP745
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$66,719This ZIP$66,719Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$209,100This ZIP$209,100Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$965This ZIP$965Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density110.3 / sq miThis ZIP110.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments46This ZIP46
Employees2,185This ZIP2,185
Annual payroll$153,630,000This ZIP$153,630,000
Tax returns filed800This ZIP800
Total adjusted gross income$53,519,000This ZIP$53,519,000

Land area

Land area17.64 sq miThis ZIP17.64 sq mi
Water area0.96 sq miThis ZIP0.96 sq mi

Other place names in 36525

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

ZIP codes near 36525

ZIPCityDistance
36572 Satsuma, AL 3.3 mi
36505 Axis, AL 4.2 mi
36571 Saraland, AL 5.8 mi
36512 Bucks, AL 7.4 mi
36611 Mobile, AL 9.0 mi
36612 Mobile, AL 11.0 mi
36610 Mobile, AL 11.1 mi
36521 Chunchula, AL 11.2 mi
36613 Eight Mile, AL 11.4 mi
36663 Mobile, AL 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36525?

36525 is in Creola, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.8913, -88.0210.

What county is 36525 in?

36525 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36525?

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

What time zone is 36525 in?

36525 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36525?

About 1,945 people live in ZIP code 36525, in 721 households, at 110.3 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 36525?

$66,719 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36525?

The closest are 36572 (3.3 mi), 36505 (4.2 mi), 36571 (5.8 mi), 36512 (7.4 mi) and 36611 (9 mi).

Is 36525 a PO Box ZIP code?

36525 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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