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36527

ZIP 36527 is in Spanish Fort, Alabama, in Baldwin County; area code 251; Central time. Spanish Fort has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 36577.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Baldwin
Population
21,765
Coordinates
30.7021, -87.8819
☼ Live from 36527 — Spanish Fort, AL

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Where 36527 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36527
  • 🔢 Type 36527 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 36527 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111010101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36526 (Daphne, AL, 6 mi away) and 36528 (Dauphin Island, AL, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36527 becomes 72563, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25637, 26537, 26753, 27356, 27536, 27563, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56732 in Karlstad, MN, 1,315 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯872 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36527 and you would come out at 30.70°S, 92.12°E — 1,316 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 09m.
  • 📏 At 42.3 square miles of land, 36527 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,765This ZIP21,765
Households7,366This ZIP7,366
Housing units8,127This ZIP8,127
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$120,189This ZIP$120,189Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$389,000This ZIP$389,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,432This ZIP$1,432Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.4%This ZIP49.4%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density514.0 / sq miThis ZIP514.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments470This ZIP470
Employees6,122This ZIP6,122
Annual payroll$255,399,000This ZIP$255,399,000
Tax returns filed8,350This ZIP8,350
Total adjusted gross income$995,193,000This ZIP$995,193,000

Land area

Land area42.34 sq miThis ZIP42.34 sq mi
Water area6.47 sq miThis ZIP6.47 sq mi

Other place names in 36527

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ZIP codes near 36527

ZIPCityDistance
36577 Spanish Fort, AL 2.7 mi
36526 Daphne, AL 6.4 mi
36578 Stapleton, AL 7.0 mi
36551 Loxley, AL 9.2 mi
36559 Montrose, AL 9.3 mi
36602 Mobile, AL 9.4 mi
36601 Mobile, AL 9.6 mi
36628 Mobile, AL 9.6 mi
36644 Mobile, AL 9.6 mi
36675 Mobile, AL 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36527?

36527 is in Spanish Fort, Alabama, in Baldwin County, part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.7021, -87.8819.

What county is 36527 in?

36527 lies in Baldwin County.

What area code is 36527?

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

What time zone is 36527 in?

36527 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36527?

About 21,765 people live in ZIP code 36527, in 7,366 households, at 514.0 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 36527?

$120,189 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36527?

The closest are 36577 (2.7 mi), 36526 (6.4 mi), 36578 (7 mi), 36551 (9.2 mi) and 36559 (9.3 mi).

Is 36527 a PO Box ZIP code?

36527 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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