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36551

ZIP 36551 is Loxley, Alabama, in Baldwin County; area code 251; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Baldwin
Population
12,458
Coordinates
30.6367, -87.7470
☼ Live from 36551 — Loxley, AL

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Where 36551 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36551
  • 🔢 Type 36551 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 36551 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111011000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36550 (Little River, AL, 42 mi away) and 36553 (Mc Intosh, AL, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36551 becomes 15563 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stoystown, PA, 819 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13655, 15365, 15536, 15563, 15635, 16553, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13655 in Hogansburg, NY, 1,219 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯880 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36551 and you would come out at 30.64°S, 92.25°E — 1,310 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
  • 📏 At 68.7 square miles of land, 36551 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,458This ZIP12,458
Households3,673This ZIP3,673
Housing units4,266This ZIP4,266
Median age34.0This ZIP34.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$76,354This ZIP$76,354Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$250,000This ZIP$250,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,156This ZIP$1,156Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density181.4 / sq miThis ZIP181.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments184This ZIP184
Employees2,978This ZIP2,978
Annual payroll$171,122,000This ZIP$171,122,000
Tax returns filed4,430This ZIP4,430
Total adjusted gross income$299,276,000This ZIP$299,276,000

Land area

Land area68.67 sq miThis ZIP68.67 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Other place names in 36551

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

ZIP codes near 36551

ZIPCityDistance
36578 Stapleton, AL 7.1 mi
36526 Daphne, AL 7.2 mi
36576 Silverhill, AL 7.9 mi
36527 Spanish Fort, AL 9.2 mi
36577 Spanish Fort, AL 10.3 mi
36559 Montrose, AL 10.4 mi
36580 Summerdale, AL 11.2 mi
36567 Robertsdale, AL 11.3 mi
36533 Fairhope, AL 12.5 mi
36532 Fairhope, AL 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36551?

36551 is in Loxley, Alabama, in Baldwin County, part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6367, -87.7470.

What county is 36551 in?

36551 lies in Baldwin County.

What area code is 36551?

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

What time zone is 36551 in?

36551 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36551?

About 12,458 people live in ZIP code 36551, in 3,673 households, at 181.4 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 36551?

$76,354 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36551?

The closest are 36578 (7.1 mi), 36526 (7.2 mi), 36576 (7.9 mi), 36527 (9.2 mi) and 36577 (10.3 mi).

Is 36551 a PO Box ZIP code?

36551 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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