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36587

ZIP 36587 is Wilmer, Alabama, in Mobile County; area code 251; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mobile
Metro area
Mobile, AL
Population
12,013
Coordinates
30.8365, -88.3499
☼ Live from 36587 — Wilmer, AL

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Where 36587 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36587
  • 🔢 Type 36587 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBSgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 36587 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111011101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36585 (Wagarville, AL, 43 mi away) and 36590 (Theodore, AL, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36587 becomes 78563 — and that is a real ZIP code: Linn, TX, 665 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35768, 36578, 36758, 36785, 36875, 37658, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83657 in Ola, ID, 1,776 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯846 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36587 and you would come out at 30.84°S, 91.65°E — 1,332 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 111.2 square miles of land, 36587 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,013This ZIP12,013
Households4,070This ZIP4,070
Housing units4,682This ZIP4,682
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$72,657This ZIP$72,657Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$161,800This ZIP$161,800Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,131This ZIP$1,131Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%This ZIP14.3%
Mean commute36.9 minThis ZIP36.9 min
Population density108.1 / sq miThis ZIP108.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments105This ZIP105
Employees696This ZIP696
Annual payroll$31,314,000This ZIP$31,314,000
Tax returns filed4,210This ZIP4,210
Total adjusted gross income$242,387,000This ZIP$242,387,000

Land area

Land area111.17 sq miThis ZIP111.17 sq mi
Water area3.39 sq miThis ZIP3.39 sq mi

ZIP codes near 36587

ZIPCityDistance
36575 Semmes, AL 6.6 mi
36613 Eight Mile, AL 9.8 mi
36608 Mobile, AL 11.1 mi
36618 Mobile, AL 12.7 mi
39555 Hurley, MS 13.2 mi
36521 Chunchula, AL 13.3 mi
36688 Mobile, AL 13.7 mi
36571 Saraland, AL 14.3 mi
36695 Mobile, AL 14.8 mi
39452 Lucedale, MS 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36587?

36587 is in Wilmer, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.8365, -88.3499.

What county is 36587 in?

36587 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36587?

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

What time zone is 36587 in?

36587 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36587?

About 12,013 people live in ZIP code 36587, in 4,070 households, at 108.1 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 36587?

$72,657 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36587?

The closest are 36575 (6.6 mi), 36613 (9.8 mi), 36608 (11.1 mi), 36618 (12.7 mi) and 39555 (13.2 mi).

Is 36587 a PO Box ZIP code?

36587 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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