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36612

ZIP 36612 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
3,274
Coordinates
30.7529, -88.1131
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Where 36612 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36612
  • 🔢 Type 36612 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIggE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,612 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 113. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111100000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36611 (Mobile, AL, 2 mi away) and 36613 (Eight Mile, AL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36612 becomes 21663 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint Michaels, MD, 872 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13626, 13662, 16236, 16263, 16326, 16362, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13662 in Massena, NY, 1,213 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯860 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36612 and you would come out at 30.75°S, 91.89°E — 1,323 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 3.0 square miles of land, 36612 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,274This ZIP3,274
Households1,242This ZIP1,242
Housing units1,744This ZIP1,744
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$38,056This ZIP$38,056Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$90,900This ZIP$90,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$793This ZIP$793Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%This ZIP13.7%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density1,090.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,090.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments83This ZIP83
Employees1,589This ZIP1,589
Annual payroll$78,158,000This ZIP$78,158,000
Tax returns filed1,520This ZIP1,520
Total adjusted gross income$42,928,000This ZIP$42,928,000

Land area

Land area3.00 sq miThis ZIP3.00 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 36612

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ZIP codes near 36612

ZIPCityDistance
36663 Mobile, AL 1.1 mi
36611 Mobile, AL 2.5 mi
36610 Mobile, AL 2.6 mi
36617 Mobile, AL 2.8 mi
36618 Mobile, AL 3.5 mi
36607 Mobile, AL 3.7 mi
36652 Mobile, AL 4.4 mi
36604 Mobile, AL 5.6 mi
36616 Mobile, AL 5.7 mi
36602 Mobile, AL 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36612?

36612 is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.7529, -88.1131.

What county is 36612 in?

36612 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36612?

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

What time zone is 36612 in?

36612 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36612?

About 3,274 people live in ZIP code 36612, in 1,242 households, at 1,090.2 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 36612?

$38,056 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36612?

The closest are 36663 (1.1 mi), 36611 (2.5 mi), 36610 (2.6 mi), 36617 (2.8 mi) and 36618 (3.5 mi).

Is 36612 a PO Box ZIP code?

36612 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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