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36608

ZIP 36608 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
38,890
Coordinates
30.6815, -88.3002
☼ Live from 36608 — Mobile, AL

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Where 36608 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36608
  • 🔢 Type 36608 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOggE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,608 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 13. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111100000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36607 (Mobile, AL, 12 mi away) and 36609 (Mobile, AL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36608 becomes 80663, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03866, 06836, 30668, 36068, 36860, 38066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83660 in Parma, ID, 1,803 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯857 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36608 and you would come out at 30.68°S, 91.70°E — 1,321 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 65.1 square miles of land, 36608 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,890This ZIP38,890
Households16,005This ZIP16,005
Housing units17,701This ZIP17,701
Median age33.3This ZIP33.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$61,146This ZIP$61,146Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$262,200This ZIP$262,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,047This ZIP$1,047Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.3%This ZIP42.3%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density597.0 / sq miThis ZIP597.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,188This ZIP1,188
Employees19,383This ZIP19,383
Annual payroll$935,235,000This ZIP$935,235,000
Tax returns filed16,410This ZIP16,410
Total adjusted gross income$1,628,533,000This ZIP$1,628,533,000

Land area

Land area65.14 sq miThis ZIP65.14 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Other place names in 36608

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ZIP codes near 36608

ZIPCityDistance
36695 Mobile, AL 3.7 mi
36575 Semmes, AL 6.2 mi
36688 Mobile, AL 6.7 mi
36633 Mobile, AL 7.4 mi
36640 Mobile, AL 7.4 mi
36641 Mobile, AL 7.4 mi
36660 Mobile, AL 7.4 mi
36670 Mobile, AL 7.4 mi
36671 Mobile, AL 7.4 mi
36685 Mobile, AL 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36608?

36608 is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6815, -88.3002.

What county is 36608 in?

36608 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36608?

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

What time zone is 36608 in?

36608 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36608?

About 38,890 people live in ZIP code 36608, in 16,005 households, at 597.0 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 36608?

$61,146 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36608?

The closest are 36695 (3.7 mi), 36575 (6.2 mi), 36688 (6.7 mi), 36633 (7.4 mi) and 36640 (7.4 mi).

Is 36608 a PO Box ZIP code?

36608 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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