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36541

ZIP 36541 is Grand Bay, Alabama, in Mobile County; area code 251; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mobile
Metro area
Mobile, AL
Population
15,590
Coordinates
30.4783, -88.3460
☼ Live from 36541 — Grand Bay, AL

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Where 36541 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 36541
  • 🔢 Type 36541 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 36541 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: 1000111010111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36540 (Gainestown, AL, 78 mi away) and 36542 (Gulf Shores, AL, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36541 becomes 14563 — and that is a real ZIP code: Union Hill, NY, 1,067 miles away.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13456, 13465, 13645, 13654, 14536, 14563, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13654 in Heuvelton, NY, 1,199 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯866 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36541 and you would come out at 30.48°S, 91.65°E — 1,308 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
  • 📏 At 93.1 square miles of land, 36541 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,590This ZIP15,590
Households5,688This ZIP5,688
Housing units6,333This ZIP6,333
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$66,236This ZIP$66,236Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$167,500This ZIP$167,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$933This ZIP$933Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%This ZIP14.4%
Mean commute35.1 minThis ZIP35.1 min
Population density167.4 / sq miThis ZIP167.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments145This ZIP145
Employees1,188This ZIP1,188
Annual payroll$45,539,000This ZIP$45,539,000
Tax returns filed6,090This ZIP6,090
Total adjusted gross income$363,325,000This ZIP$363,325,000

Land area

Land area93.15 sq miThis ZIP93.15 sq mi
Water area13.56 sq miThis ZIP13.56 sq mi

Other place names in 36541

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

ZIP codes near 36541

ZIPCityDistance
36568 Saint Elmo, AL 5.0 mi
36590 Theodore, AL 5.6 mi
36544 Irvington, AL 6.3 mi
36509 Bayou La Batre, AL 7.6 mi
39562 Moss Point, MS 9.8 mi
36582 Theodore, AL 10.7 mi
36695 Mobile, AL 11.3 mi
39563 Moss Point, MS 11.7 mi
36523 Coden, AL 11.9 mi
36619 Mobile, AL 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36541?

36541 is in Grand Bay, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.4783, -88.3460.

What county is 36541 in?

36541 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36541?

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

What time zone is 36541 in?

36541 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36541?

About 15,590 people live in ZIP code 36541, in 5,688 households, at 167.4 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 36541?

$66,236 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36541?

The closest are 36568 (5 mi), 36590 (5.6 mi), 36544 (6.3 mi), 36509 (7.6 mi) and 39562 (9.8 mi).

Is 36541 a PO Box ZIP code?

36541 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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