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36540

ZIP 36540 is Gainestown, Alabama, in Clarke County; area code 251; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Clarke
Metro area
none
Population
872
Coordinates
31.4489, -87.6758
☼ Live from 36540 — Gainestown, AL

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Where 36540 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36540
  • 🔢 Type 36540 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,540 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 29. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111010111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36539 (Fruitdale, AL, 43 mi away) and 36541 (Grand Bay, AL, 78 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36540 becomes 04563 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cushing, ME, 1,324 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03456, 03465, 04563, 04635, 04653, 05346, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04653 in Bass Harbor, ME, 1,369 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯841 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36540 and you would come out at 31.45°S, 92.32°E — 1,363 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 06m.
  • 📏 At 43.4 square miles of land, 36540 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population872This ZIP872
Households329This ZIP329
Housing units474This ZIP474
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$29,609This ZIP$29,609Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%This ZIP16.5%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density20.1 / sq miThis ZIP20.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$1,530,000This ZIP$1,530,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$15,210,000This ZIP$15,210,000

Land area

Land area43.35 sq miThis ZIP43.35 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi

ZIP codes near 36540

ZIPCityDistance
36480 Uriah, AL 7.7 mi
36470 Perdue Hill, AL 7.9 mi
36545 Jackson, AL 11.9 mi
36445 Frisco City, AL 13.1 mi
36482 Whatley, AL 13.4 mi
36550 Little River, AL 14.2 mi
36457 Megargel, AL 15.4 mi
36458 Mexia, AL 16.4 mi
36449 Goodway, AL 16.7 mi
36548 Leroy, AL 17.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36540?

36540 is in Gainestown, Alabama, in Clarke County. Its published point location is 31.4489, -87.6758.

What county is 36540 in?

36540 lies in Clarke County.

What area code is 36540?

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

What time zone is 36540 in?

36540 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36540?

About 872 people live in ZIP code 36540, in 329 households, at 20.1 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 36540?

$29,609 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36540?

The closest are 36480 (7.7 mi), 36470 (7.9 mi), 36545 (11.9 mi), 36445 (13.1 mi) and 36482 (13.4 mi).

Is 36540 a PO Box ZIP code?

36540 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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