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36603

ZIP 36603 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
7,760
Coordinates
30.6842, -88.0528
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Where 36603 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36603
  • 🔢 Type 36603 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOggE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,603 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 7 × 83. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111011111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36602 (Mobile, AL, 1 mi away) and 36604 (Mobile, AL, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36603 becomes 30663 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rutledge, GA, 330 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06336, 30366, 30663, 33066, 33606, 33660, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06336 in Gilman, CT, 1,158 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 36603 and you would come out at 30.68°S, 91.95°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 3.8 square miles of land, 36603 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,760This ZIP7,760
Households2,968This ZIP2,968
Housing units3,833This ZIP3,833
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$26,879This ZIP$26,879Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$109,100This ZIP$109,100Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$736This ZIP$736Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density2,033.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,033.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments162This ZIP162
Employees2,547This ZIP2,547
Annual payroll$152,596,000This ZIP$152,596,000
Tax returns filed2,520This ZIP2,520
Total adjusted gross income$81,229,000This ZIP$81,229,000

Land area

Land area3.82 sq miThis ZIP3.82 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 36603

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ZIP codes near 36603

ZIPCityDistance
36601 Mobile, AL 0.9 mi
36628 Mobile, AL 0.9 mi
36644 Mobile, AL 0.9 mi
36675 Mobile, AL 0.9 mi
36691 Mobile, AL 0.9 mi
36604 Mobile, AL 0.9 mi
36602 Mobile, AL 1.2 mi
36652 Mobile, AL 1.8 mi
36617 Mobile, AL 3.3 mi
36607 Mobile, AL 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36603?

36603 is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6842, -88.0528.

What county is 36603 in?

36603 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36603?

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

What time zone is 36603 in?

36603 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36603?

About 7,760 people live in ZIP code 36603, in 2,968 households, at 2,033.5 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 36603?

$26,879 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36603?

The closest are 36601 (0.9 mi), 36628 (0.9 mi), 36644 (0.9 mi), 36675 (0.9 mi) and 36691 (0.9 mi).

Is 36603 a PO Box ZIP code?

36603 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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