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36571

ZIP 36571 is Saraland, Alabama, in Mobile County; area code 251; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mobile
Metro area
Mobile, AL
Population
17,143
Coordinates
30.8546, -88.1098
☼ Live from 36571 — Saraland, AL

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Where 36571 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36571
  • 🔢 Type 36571 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 36571 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111011011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36569 (Saint Stephens, AL, 48 mi away) and 36572 (Satsuma, AL, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36571 becomes 17563 — and that is a real ZIP code: Peach Bottom, PA, 910 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13657, 13675, 13756, 15367, 15376, 15637, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56731 in Humboldt, MN, 1,333 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯855 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36571 and you would come out at 30.85°S, 91.89°E — 1,330 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 09m.
  • 📏 At 39.2 square miles of land, 36571 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,143This ZIP17,143
Households7,057This ZIP7,057
Housing units7,667This ZIP7,667
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$62,047This ZIP$62,047Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$217,900This ZIP$217,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,060This ZIP$1,060Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%This ZIP25.1%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density437.8 / sq miThis ZIP437.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments416This ZIP416
Employees6,268This ZIP6,268
Annual payroll$219,564,000This ZIP$219,564,000
Tax returns filed7,310This ZIP7,310
Total adjusted gross income$531,130,000This ZIP$531,130,000

Land area

Land area39.15 sq miThis ZIP39.15 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Other place names in 36571

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ZIP codes near 36571

ZIPCityDistance
36572 Satsuma, AL 3.0 mi
36613 Eight Mile, AL 5.5 mi
36525 Creola, AL 5.8 mi
36611 Mobile, AL 6.2 mi
36612 Mobile, AL 7.0 mi
36663 Mobile, AL 8.1 mi
36610 Mobile, AL 8.4 mi
36505 Axis, AL 8.8 mi
36618 Mobile, AL 8.9 mi
36521 Chunchula, AL 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36571?

36571 is in Saraland, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.8546, -88.1098.

What county is 36571 in?

36571 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36571?

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

What time zone is 36571 in?

36571 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36571?

About 17,143 people live in ZIP code 36571, in 7,057 households, at 437.8 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 36571?

$62,047 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36571?

The closest are 36572 (3 mi), 36613 (5.5 mi), 36525 (5.8 mi), 36611 (6.2 mi) and 36612 (7 mi).

Is 36571 a PO Box ZIP code?

36571 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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