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36602

ZIP 36602 is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County; area code 251; Central time. Mobile has 34 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mobile
Metro area
Mobile, AL
Population
1,043
Coordinates
30.6975, -88.0403
☼ Live from 36602 — Mobile, AL

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Where 36602 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36602
  • 🔢 Type 36602 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOggE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,602 = 2 × 18301. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111011111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36601 (Mobile, AL, 0 mi away) and 36603 (Mobile, AL, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36602 becomes 20663, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02366, 02663, 03266, 06263, 20636, 23066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02663 in South Wellfleet, MA, 1,265 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯866 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36602 and you would come out at 30.70°S, 91.96°E — 1,318 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 3.9 square miles of land, 36602 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,043This ZIP1,043
Households683This ZIP683
Housing units892This ZIP892
Median age57.2This ZIP57.2Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$41,420This ZIP$41,420Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$316,400This ZIP$316,400Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$730This ZIP$730Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.1%This ZIP46.1%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density265.9 / sq miThis ZIP265.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments532This ZIP532
Employees11,719This ZIP11,719
Annual payroll$843,298,000This ZIP$843,298,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$59,205,000This ZIP$59,205,000

Land area

Land area3.92 sq miThis ZIP3.92 sq mi
Water area1.48 sq miThis ZIP1.48 sq mi

Other place names in 36602

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ZIP codes near 36602

ZIPCityDistance
36601 Mobile, AL 0.3 mi
36628 Mobile, AL 0.3 mi
36644 Mobile, AL 0.3 mi
36675 Mobile, AL 0.3 mi
36691 Mobile, AL 0.3 mi
36603 Mobile, AL 1.2 mi
36604 Mobile, AL 2.0 mi
36652 Mobile, AL 2.4 mi
36610 Mobile, AL 3.4 mi
36617 Mobile, AL 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36602?

36602 is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6975, -88.0403.

What county is 36602 in?

36602 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36602?

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

What time zone is 36602 in?

36602 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36602?

About 1,043 people live in ZIP code 36602, in 683 households, at 265.9 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 36602?

$41,420 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36602?

The closest are 36601 (0.3 mi), 36628 (0.3 mi), 36644 (0.3 mi), 36675 (0.3 mi) and 36691 (0.3 mi).

Is 36602 a PO Box ZIP code?

36602 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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