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36605

ZIP 36605 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
25,104
Coordinates
30.6024, -88.0913
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Where 36605 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36605
  • 🔢 Type 36605 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOggE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,605 = 5 × 7321. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36604 (Mobile, AL, 6 mi away) and 36606 (Mobile, AL, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36605 becomes 50663, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05663, 06365, 06536, 30566, 30656, 30665, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05663 in Northfield, VT, 1,257 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯869 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36605 and you would come out at 30.60°S, 91.91°E — 1,313 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 10m.
  • 📏 At 17.6 square miles of land, 36605 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,104This ZIP25,104
Households9,538This ZIP9,538
Housing units12,197This ZIP12,197
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$43,538This ZIP$43,538Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$99,200This ZIP$99,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,068This ZIP$1,068Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%This ZIP16.1%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density1,428.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,428.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments201This ZIP201
Employees2,274This ZIP2,274
Annual payroll$118,219,000This ZIP$118,219,000
Tax returns filed10,360This ZIP10,360
Total adjusted gross income$435,731,000This ZIP$435,731,000

Land area

Land area17.58 sq miThis ZIP17.58 sq mi
Water area3.83 sq miThis ZIP3.83 sq mi

Other place names in 36605

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ZIP codes near 36605

ZIPCityDistance
36615 Mobile, AL 2.3 mi
36693 Mobile, AL 3.8 mi
36606 Mobile, AL 4.7 mi
36616 Mobile, AL 5.2 mi
36604 Mobile, AL 5.7 mi
36609 Mobile, AL 5.9 mi
36603 Mobile, AL 6.1 mi
36619 Mobile, AL 6.3 mi
36633 Mobile, AL 6.5 mi
36640 Mobile, AL 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36605?

36605 is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6024, -88.0913.

What county is 36605 in?

36605 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36605?

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

What time zone is 36605 in?

36605 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36605?

About 25,104 people live in ZIP code 36605, in 9,538 households, at 1,428.0 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 36605?

$43,538 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36605?

The closest are 36615 (2.3 mi), 36693 (3.8 mi), 36606 (4.7 mi), 36616 (5.2 mi) and 36604 (5.7 mi).

Is 36605 a PO Box ZIP code?

36605 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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