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36606

ZIP 36606 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
18,728
Coordinates
30.6688, -88.1059
☼ Live from 36606 — Mobile, AL

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Where 36606 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36606
  • 🔢 Type 36606 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOggE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,606 = 2 × 3 × 6101. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111011111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36605 (Mobile, AL, 5 mi away) and 36607 (Mobile, AL, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36606 becomes 60663, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (30666, 36066, 36660, 60636, 63066, 63660, …). The farthest-flung twin is 60636 in Chicago, IL, 768 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 36606 and you would come out at 30.67°S, 91.89°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 10m.
  • 📏 At 6.8 square miles of land, 36606 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,728This ZIP18,728
Households8,163This ZIP8,163
Housing units9,148This ZIP9,148
Median age33.3This ZIP33.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$51,303This ZIP$51,303Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$172,100This ZIP$172,100Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$980This ZIP$980Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%This ZIP31.0%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density2,735.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,735.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments813This ZIP813
Employees13,593This ZIP13,593
Annual payroll$650,028,000This ZIP$650,028,000
Tax returns filed8,000This ZIP8,000
Total adjusted gross income$415,913,000This ZIP$415,913,000

Land area

Land area6.85 sq miThis ZIP6.85 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 36606

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 36606

ZIPCityDistance
36616 Mobile, AL 1.2 mi
36607 Mobile, AL 2.1 mi
36652 Mobile, AL 2.4 mi
36604 Mobile, AL 2.4 mi
36617 Mobile, AL 3.3 mi
36603 Mobile, AL 3.3 mi
36615 Mobile, AL 3.4 mi
36609 Mobile, AL 3.5 mi
36693 Mobile, AL 4.0 mi
36601 Mobile, AL 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36606?

36606 is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6688, -88.1059.

What county is 36606 in?

36606 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36606?

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

What time zone is 36606 in?

36606 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36606?

About 18,728 people live in ZIP code 36606, in 8,163 households, at 2,735.2 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 36606?

$51,303 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36606?

The closest are 36616 (1.2 mi), 36607 (2.1 mi), 36652 (2.4 mi), 36604 (2.4 mi) and 36617 (3.3 mi).

Is 36606 a PO Box ZIP code?

36606 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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