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36579

ZIP 36579 is Stockton, Alabama, in Baldwin County; area code 251; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Baldwin
Population
1,583
Coordinates
31.1105, -87.7869
☼ Live from 36579 — Stockton, AL

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Where 36579 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36579
  • 🔢 Type 36579 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,579 = 3 × 89 × 137. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111011100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36578 (Stapleton, AL, 26 mi away) and 36580 (Summerdale, AL, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36579 becomes 97563, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35769, 35967, 35976, 36759, 37659, 39567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96375 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,832 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯854 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36579 and you would come out at 31.11°S, 92.21°E — 1,342 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 07m.
  • 📏 At 153.2 square miles of land, 36579 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 116 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,583This ZIP1,583
Households530This ZIP530
Housing units911This ZIP911
Median age47.9This ZIP47.9Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$74,375This ZIP$74,375Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$166,100This ZIP$166,100Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density10.3 / sq miThis ZIP10.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees116This ZIP116
Annual payroll$5,333,000This ZIP$5,333,000
Tax returns filed700This ZIP700
Total adjusted gross income$43,704,000This ZIP$43,704,000

Land area

Land area153.17 sq miThis ZIP153.17 sq mi
Water area1.55 sq miThis ZIP1.55 sq mi

Other place names in 36579

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

ZIP codes near 36579

ZIPCityDistance
36562 Perdido, AL 8.6 mi
36550 Little River, AL 10.2 mi
36513 Calvert, AL 12.5 mi
36556 Malcolm, AL 12.5 mi
36560 Mount Vernon, AL 15.6 mi
36512 Bucks, AL 15.7 mi
36505 Axis, AL 17.4 mi
36502 Atmore, AL 17.5 mi
36507 Bay Minette, AL 17.6 mi
36480 Uriah, AL 18.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36579?

36579 is in Stockton, Alabama, in Baldwin County, part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 31.1105, -87.7869.

What county is 36579 in?

36579 lies in Baldwin County.

What area code is 36579?

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

What time zone is 36579 in?

36579 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36579?

About 1,583 people live in ZIP code 36579, in 530 households, at 10.3 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 36579?

$74,375 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36579?

The closest are 36562 (8.6 mi), 36550 (10.2 mi), 36513 (12.5 mi), 36556 (12.5 mi) and 36560 (15.6 mi).

Is 36579 a PO Box ZIP code?

36579 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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