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36578

ZIP 36578 is Stapleton, Alabama, in Baldwin County; area code 251; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Baldwin
Population
1,079
Coordinates
30.7374, -87.7719
☼ Live from 36578 — Stapleton, AL

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Where 36578 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36578
  • 🔢 Type 36578 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,578 = 2 × 18289. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111011100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36577 (Spanish Fort, AL, 10 mi away) and 36579 (Stockton, AL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36578 becomes 87563, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35768, 36587, 36758, 36785, 36875, 37658, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83657 in Ola, ID, 1,807 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯874 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36578 and you would come out at 30.74°S, 92.23°E — 1,317 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 09m.
  • 📏 At 17.1 square miles of land, 36578 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,079This ZIP1,079
Households477This ZIP477
Housing units545This ZIP545
Median age56.8This ZIP56.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$53,490This ZIP$53,490Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$213,900This ZIP$213,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher8.0%This ZIP8.0%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density63.1 / sq miThis ZIP63.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees177This ZIP177
Annual payroll$9,187,000This ZIP$9,187,000
Tax returns filed910This ZIP910
Total adjusted gross income$64,720,000This ZIP$64,720,000

Land area

Land area17.09 sq miThis ZIP17.09 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 36578

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ZIP codes near 36578

ZIPCityDistance
36527 Spanish Fort, AL 7.0 mi
36551 Loxley, AL 7.1 mi
36507 Bay Minette, AL 8.6 mi
36577 Spanish Fort, AL 9.6 mi
36526 Daphne, AL 10.3 mi
36559 Montrose, AL 14.0 mi
36576 Silverhill, AL 14.8 mi
36567 Robertsdale, AL 15.0 mi
36602 Mobile, AL 16.2 mi
36601 Mobile, AL 16.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36578?

36578 is in Stapleton, Alabama, in Baldwin County, part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.7374, -87.7719.

What county is 36578 in?

36578 lies in Baldwin County.

What area code is 36578?

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

What time zone is 36578 in?

36578 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36578?

About 1,079 people live in ZIP code 36578, in 477 households, at 63.1 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 36578?

$53,490 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36578?

The closest are 36527 (7 mi), 36551 (7.1 mi), 36507 (8.6 mi), 36577 (9.6 mi) and 36526 (10.3 mi).

Is 36578 a PO Box ZIP code?

36578 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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