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36609

ZIP 36609 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
23,820
Coordinates
30.6602, -88.1635
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Where 36609 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36609
  • 🔢 Type 36609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOggE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,609 = 3 × 12203. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111100000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36608 (Mobile, AL, 8 mi away) and 36610 (Mobile, AL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36609 becomes 90663, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (30669, 36069, 39066, 60639, 60693, 60936, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96306 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,925 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯863 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36609 and you would come out at 30.66°S, 91.84°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 10m.
  • 📏 At 6.7 square miles of land, 36609 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,820This ZIP23,820
Households11,115This ZIP11,115
Housing units12,734This ZIP12,734
Median age35.3This ZIP35.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$49,830This ZIP$49,830Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$205,300This ZIP$205,300Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,087This ZIP$1,087Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.5%This ZIP34.5%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density3,554.7 / sq miThis ZIP3,554.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments706This ZIP706
Employees9,506This ZIP9,506
Annual payroll$444,091,000This ZIP$444,091,000
Tax returns filed10,540This ZIP10,540
Total adjusted gross income$607,908,000This ZIP$607,908,000

Land area

Land area6.70 sq miThis ZIP6.70 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 36609

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ZIP codes near 36609

ZIPCityDistance
36633 Mobile, AL 0.9 mi
36640 Mobile, AL 0.9 mi
36641 Mobile, AL 0.9 mi
36660 Mobile, AL 0.9 mi
36670 Mobile, AL 0.9 mi
36671 Mobile, AL 0.9 mi
36685 Mobile, AL 0.9 mi
36689 Mobile, AL 0.9 mi
36616 Mobile, AL 2.3 mi
36693 Mobile, AL 2.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36609?

36609 is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6602, -88.1635.

What county is 36609 in?

36609 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36609?

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

What time zone is 36609 in?

36609 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36609?

About 23,820 people live in ZIP code 36609, in 11,115 households, at 3,554.7 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 36609?

$49,830 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36609?

The closest are 36633 (0.9 mi), 36640 (0.9 mi), 36641 (0.9 mi), 36660 (0.9 mi) and 36670 (0.9 mi).

Is 36609 a PO Box ZIP code?

36609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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