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36617

ZIP 36617 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
11,128
Coordinates
30.7153, -88.0948
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Where 36617 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36617
  • 🔢 Type 36617 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIggE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,617 = 7 × 5231. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111100001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36616 (Mobile, AL, 4 mi away) and 36618 (Mobile, AL, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36617 becomes 71663 — and that is a real ZIP code: Portland, AR, 261 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13667, 13676, 16367, 16637, 16673, 17366, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13667 in Norfolk, NY, 1,204 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 36617 and you would come out at 30.72°S, 91.91°E — 1,320 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 4.5 square miles of land, 36617 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,128This ZIP11,128
Households4,655This ZIP4,655
Housing units5,736This ZIP5,736
Median age47.7This ZIP47.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$40,900This ZIP$40,900Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$75,400This ZIP$75,400Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,067This ZIP$1,067Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%This ZIP16.2%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density2,456.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,456.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments113This ZIP113
Employees5,358This ZIP5,358
Annual payroll$334,008,000This ZIP$334,008,000
Tax returns filed4,820This ZIP4,820
Total adjusted gross income$195,554,000This ZIP$195,554,000

Land area

Land area4.53 sq miThis ZIP4.53 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 36617

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ZIP codes near 36617

ZIPCityDistance
36607 Mobile, AL 1.3 mi
36652 Mobile, AL 1.6 mi
36663 Mobile, AL 1.7 mi
36610 Mobile, AL 2.0 mi
36604 Mobile, AL 2.8 mi
36612 Mobile, AL 2.8 mi
36606 Mobile, AL 3.3 mi
36603 Mobile, AL 3.3 mi
36601 Mobile, AL 3.4 mi
36628 Mobile, AL 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36617?

36617 is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.7153, -88.0948.

What county is 36617 in?

36617 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36617?

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

What time zone is 36617 in?

36617 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36617?

About 11,128 people live in ZIP code 36617, in 4,655 households, at 2,456.0 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 36617?

$40,900 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36617?

The closest are 36607 (1.3 mi), 36652 (1.6 mi), 36663 (1.7 mi), 36610 (2 mi) and 36604 (2.8 mi).

Is 36617 a PO Box ZIP code?

36617 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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