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36604

ZIP 36604 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
8,836
Coordinates
30.6823, -88.0684
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Where 36604 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36604
  • 🔢 Type 36604 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOggE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,604 = 2 × 2 × 9151. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111011111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36603 (Mobile, AL, 1 mi away) and 36605 (Mobile, AL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36604 becomes 40663, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03466, 30646, 30664, 34606, 34660, 36046, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03466 in West Chesterfield, NH, 1,201 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯865 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36604 and you would come out at 30.68°S, 91.93°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 2.6 square miles of land, 36604 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,836This ZIP8,836
Households3,778This ZIP3,778
Housing units5,012This ZIP5,012
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$66,357This ZIP$66,357Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$249,300This ZIP$249,300Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$915This ZIP$915Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.5%This ZIP42.5%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density3,401.1 / sq miThis ZIP3,401.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments244This ZIP244
Employees3,533This ZIP3,533
Annual payroll$182,183,000This ZIP$182,183,000
Tax returns filed3,660This ZIP3,660
Total adjusted gross income$280,172,000This ZIP$280,172,000

Land area

Land area2.60 sq miThis ZIP2.60 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 36604

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ZIP codes near 36604

ZIPCityDistance
36603 Mobile, AL 0.9 mi
36652 Mobile, AL 1.2 mi
36601 Mobile, AL 1.7 mi
36628 Mobile, AL 1.7 mi
36644 Mobile, AL 1.7 mi
36675 Mobile, AL 1.7 mi
36691 Mobile, AL 1.7 mi
36602 Mobile, AL 2.0 mi
36606 Mobile, AL 2.4 mi
36607 Mobile, AL 2.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36604?

36604 is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6823, -88.0684.

What county is 36604 in?

36604 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36604?

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

What time zone is 36604 in?

36604 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36604?

About 8,836 people live in ZIP code 36604, in 3,778 households, at 3,401.1 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 36604?

$66,357 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36604?

The closest are 36603 (0.9 mi), 36652 (1.2 mi), 36601 (1.7 mi), 36628 (1.7 mi) and 36644 (1.7 mi).

Is 36604 a PO Box ZIP code?

36604 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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