36559
ZIP 36559 is Montrose, Alabama, in Baldwin County; area code 251; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Baldwin
- Metro area
- Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
- Population
- 221
- Coordinates
- 30.5690, -87.9039
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Where 36559 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.
- 🔢 Type 36559 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 36559 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000111011001111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36558 (Millry, AL, 77 mi away) and 36560 (Mount Vernon, AL, 37 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 36559 becomes 95563 — and that is a real ZIP code: Salyer, CA, 2,106 miles away.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35956, 39556, 39565, 53569, 53596, 53956, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96553 in APO AA, a military post office, 9,022 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
- 🎯878 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36559 and you would come out at 30.57°S, 92.10°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 0.385 square miles of land, 36559 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 186 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 221This ZIP221 |
|---|---|
| Households | 83This ZIP83 |
| Housing units | 83This ZIP83 |
| Median age | 76.4This ZIP76.4Alabama39.3US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 89.6%This ZIP89.6% |
| Population density | 574.0 / sq miThis ZIP574.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 11This ZIP11 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 64This ZIP64 |
| Annual payroll | $2,921,000This ZIP$2,921,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 36559
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 36559
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
36526 | Daphne, AL | 3.7 mi |
36533 | Fairhope, AL | 6.4 mi |
36532 | Fairhope, AL | 6.6 mi |
36564 | Point Clear, AL | 6.9 mi |
36577 | Spanish Fort, AL | 7.3 mi |
36576 | Silverhill, AL | 8.9 mi |
36527 | Spanish Fort, AL | 9.3 mi |
36551 | Loxley, AL | 10.4 mi |
36615 | Mobile, AL | 10.7 mi |
36605 | Mobile, AL | 11.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 36559?
36559 is in Montrose, Alabama, in Baldwin County, part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.5690, -87.9039.
What county is 36559 in?
36559 lies in Baldwin County.
What area code is 36559?
Montrose uses area code 251, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 36559 in?
36559 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 36559?
About 221 people live in ZIP code 36559, in 83 households, at 574.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 36559?
The closest are 36526 (3.7 mi), 36533 (6.4 mi), 36532 (6.6 mi), 36564 (6.9 mi) and 36577 (7.3 mi).
Is 36559 a PO Box ZIP code?
36559 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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