36568
ZIP 36568 is Saint Elmo, Alabama, in Mobile County; area code 251; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Mobile
- Metro area
- Mobile, AL
- Population
- 213
- Coordinates
- 30.5118, -88.2724
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Where 36568 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 36568 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 36,568 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 653. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000111011011000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36567 (Robertsdale, AL, 43 mi away) and 36569 (Saint Stephens, AL, 72 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 36568 becomes 86563, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36685, 36856, 36865, 38665, 56368, 56386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83656 in Notus, ID, 1,804 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
- 🎯867 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36568 and you would come out at 30.51°S, 91.73°E — 1,309 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 0.756 square miles of land, 36568 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 366 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 213This ZIP213 |
|---|---|
| Households | 34This ZIP34 |
| Housing units | 34This ZIP34 |
| Median age | 18.7This ZIP18.7Alabama39.3US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 281.7 / sq miThis ZIP281.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 10This ZIP10 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 44This ZIP44 |
| Annual payroll | $1,739,000This ZIP$1,739,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.76 sq miThis ZIP0.76 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 36568
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
36590 | Theodore, AL | 2.0 mi |
36544 | Irvington, AL | 3.2 mi |
36541 | Grand Bay, AL | 5.0 mi |
36582 | Theodore, AL | 5.9 mi |
36619 | Mobile, AL | 7.4 mi |
36509 | Bayou La Batre, AL | 7.4 mi |
36695 | Mobile, AL | 8.3 mi |
36693 | Mobile, AL | 10.7 mi |
36523 | Coden, AL | 10.9 mi |
36633 | Mobile, AL | 11.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 36568?
36568 is in Saint Elmo, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.5118, -88.2724.
What county is 36568 in?
36568 lies in Mobile County.
What area code is 36568?
Saint Elmo uses area code 251, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 36568 in?
36568 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 36568?
About 213 people live in ZIP code 36568, in 34 households, at 281.7 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 36568?
The closest are 36590 (2 mi), 36544 (3.2 mi), 36541 (5 mi), 36582 (5.9 mi) and 36619 (7.4 mi).
Is 36568 a PO Box ZIP code?
36568 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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