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36528

ZIP 36528 is Dauphin Island, Alabama, in Mobile County; area code 251; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mobile
Metro area
Mobile, AL
Population
1,852
Coordinates
30.2404, -88.2383
☼ Live from 36528 — Dauphin Island, AL

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Where 36528 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36528
  • 🔢 Type 36528 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,528 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 761. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111010110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36527 (Spanish Fort, AL, 38 mi away) and 36529 (Deer Park, AL, 72 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36528 becomes 82563, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23856, 25638, 25836, 26385, 28356, 28365, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83526 in Ferdinand, ID, 1,867 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯883 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36528 and you would come out at 30.24°S, 91.76°E — 1,291 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 12m.
  • 📏 At 6.3 square miles of land, 36528 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,852This ZIP1,852
Households872This ZIP872
Housing units2,262This ZIP2,262
Median age62.2This ZIP62.2Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$67,206This ZIP$67,206Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$432,200This ZIP$432,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,844This ZIP$1,844Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.4%This ZIP42.4%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density294.9 / sq miThis ZIP294.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees518This ZIP518
Annual payroll$19,782,000This ZIP$19,782,000
Tax returns filed890This ZIP890
Total adjusted gross income$83,692,000This ZIP$83,692,000

Land area

Land area6.28 sq miThis ZIP6.28 sq mi
Water area27.56 sq miThis ZIP27.56 sq mi

Other place names in 36528

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

ZIP codes near 36528

ZIPCityDistance
36523 Coden, AL 9.4 mi
36509 Bayou La Batre, AL 11.5 mi
36544 Irvington, AL 16.2 mi
39581 Pascagoula, MS 17.0 mi
36590 Theodore, AL 17.1 mi
36541 Grand Bay, AL 17.6 mi
36568 Saint Elmo, AL 18.9 mi
36582 Theodore, AL 19.6 mi
39567 Pascagoula, MS 20.8 mi
39569 Pascagoula, MS 20.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36528?

36528 is in Dauphin Island, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.2404, -88.2383.

What county is 36528 in?

36528 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36528?

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

What time zone is 36528 in?

36528 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36528?

About 1,852 people live in ZIP code 36528, in 872 households, at 294.9 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 36528?

$67,206 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36528?

The closest are 36523 (9.4 mi), 36509 (11.5 mi), 36544 (16.2 mi), 39581 (17 mi) and 36590 (17.1 mi).

Is 36528 a PO Box ZIP code?

36528 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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