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36562

ZIP 36562 is Perdido, Alabama, mostly in Baldwin County; area code 251; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Baldwin +1 more
Population
1,632
Coordinates
31.0371, -87.6704
☼ Live from 36562 — Perdido, AL

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Where 36562 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36562
  • 🔢 Type 36562 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,562 = 2 × 101 × 181. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111011010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36561 (Orange Beach, AL, 52 mi away) and 36564 (Point Clear, AL, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36562 becomes 26563 — and that is a real ZIP code: Carolina, WV, 717 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23665, 26563, 32566, 32656, 35266, 35662, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56623 in Baudette, MN, 1,266 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯862 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36562 and you would come out at 31.04°S, 92.33°E — 1,336 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 49.5 square miles of land, 36562 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,632This ZIP1,632
Households641This ZIP641
Housing units707This ZIP707
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$38,094This ZIP$38,094Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$136,200This ZIP$136,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher2.8%This ZIP2.8%
Mean commute30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min
Population density33.0 / sq miThis ZIP33.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees40This ZIP40
Annual payroll$811,000This ZIP$811,000
Tax returns filed750This ZIP750
Total adjusted gross income$40,988,000This ZIP$40,988,000

Land area

Land area49.50 sq miThis ZIP49.50 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Counties 36562 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Baldwin County 94.8%
Escambia County 5.2%

Other place names in 36562

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

ZIP codes near 36562

ZIPCityDistance
36579 Stockton, AL 8.6 mi
36504 Atmore, AL 10.4 mi
36502 Atmore, AL 12.9 mi
36507 Bay Minette, AL 13.0 mi
36503 Atmore, AL 14.7 mi
36550 Little River, AL 15.1 mi
32568 Mc David, FL 16.0 mi
36543 Huxford, AL 17.6 mi
32535 Century, FL 19.9 mi
36513 Calvert, AL 20.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36562?

36562 is in Perdido, Alabama, in Baldwin County, part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.0371, -87.6704.

What county is 36562 in?

36562 spans 2 counties: Baldwin County and Escambia County. Most of it falls in Baldwin County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 36562?

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

What time zone is 36562 in?

36562 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36562?

About 1,632 people live in ZIP code 36562, in 641 households, at 33.0 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 36562?

$38,094 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36562?

The closest are 36579 (8.6 mi), 36504 (10.4 mi), 36502 (12.9 mi), 36507 (13 mi) and 36503 (14.7 mi).

Is 36562 a PO Box ZIP code?

36562 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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