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36560

ZIP 36560 is Mount Vernon, Alabama, in Mobile County; area code 251; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mobile
Metro area
Mobile, AL
Population
2,858
Coordinates
31.0852, -88.0490
☼ Live from 36560 — Mount Vernon, AL

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Where 36560 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36560
  • 🔢 Type 36560 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,560 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 457. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36559 (Montrose, AL, 37 mi away) and 36561 (Orange Beach, AL, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36560 becomes 06563, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05663, 06365, 06536, 30566, 30656, 30665, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05663 in Northfield, VT, 1,229 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯845 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36560 and you would come out at 31.09°S, 91.95°E — 1,344 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 08m.
  • 📏 At 60.2 square miles of land, 36560 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,858This ZIP2,858
Households1,030This ZIP1,030
Housing units1,250This ZIP1,250
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$43,426This ZIP$43,426Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$116,000This ZIP$116,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$787This ZIP$787Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%This ZIP19.2%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density47.5 / sq miThis ZIP47.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees255This ZIP255
Annual payroll$10,485,000This ZIP$10,485,000
Tax returns filed1,270This ZIP1,270
Total adjusted gross income$53,191,000This ZIP$53,191,000

Land area

Land area60.18 sq miThis ZIP60.18 sq mi
Water area1.06 sq miThis ZIP1.06 sq mi

Other place names in 36560

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

ZIP codes near 36560

ZIPCityDistance
36513 Calvert, AL 5.9 mi
36512 Bucks, AL 6.2 mi
36505 Axis, AL 9.5 mi
36556 Malcolm, AL 9.8 mi
36553 Mc Intosh, AL 10.6 mi
36521 Chunchula, AL 11.5 mi
36522 Citronelle, AL 13.4 mi
36525 Creola, AL 13.5 mi
36579 Stockton, AL 15.6 mi
36572 Satsuma, AL 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36560?

36560 is in Mount Vernon, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.0852, -88.0490.

What county is 36560 in?

36560 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36560?

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

What time zone is 36560 in?

36560 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36560?

About 2,858 people live in ZIP code 36560, in 1,030 households, at 47.5 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 36560?

$43,426 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36560?

The closest are 36513 (5.9 mi), 36512 (6.2 mi), 36505 (9.5 mi), 36556 (9.8 mi) and 36553 (10.6 mi).

Is 36560 a PO Box ZIP code?

36560 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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