36688
ZIP 36688 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
- 2,471
- Coordinates
- 30.6955, -88.1879
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Where 36688 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 36688 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBggE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 36,688 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2293. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000111101010000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36685 (Mobile, AL, 3 mi away) and 36689 (Mobile, AL, 3 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 36688 becomes 88663, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36868, 38668, 38686, 38866, 63868, 66838, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83866 in Santa, ID, 1,879 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 36688 and you would come out at 30.70°S, 91.81°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 0.972 square miles of land, 36688 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 470 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,471This ZIP2,471 |
|---|---|
| Households | 26This ZIP26 |
| Housing units | 73This ZIP73 |
| Median age | 20.1This ZIP20.1Alabama39.3US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 11.7 minThis ZIP11.7 min |
| Population density | 2,542.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,542.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 6This ZIP6 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 219This ZIP219 |
| Annual payroll | $25,347,000This ZIP$25,347,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.97 sq miThis ZIP0.97 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 36688
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 36688
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
36633 | Mobile, AL | 2.6 mi |
36640 | Mobile, AL | 2.6 mi |
36641 | Mobile, AL | 2.6 mi |
36660 | Mobile, AL | 2.6 mi |
36670 | Mobile, AL | 2.6 mi |
36671 | Mobile, AL | 2.6 mi |
36685 | Mobile, AL | 2.6 mi |
36689 | Mobile, AL | 2.6 mi |
36609 | Mobile, AL | 2.8 mi |
36618 | Mobile, AL | 3.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 36688?
36688 is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6955, -88.1879.
What county is 36688 in?
36688 lies in Mobile County.
What area code is 36688?
Mobile uses area code 251, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 36688 in?
36688 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 36688?
About 2,471 people live in ZIP code 36688, in 26 households, at 2,542.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 36688?
The closest are 36633 (2.6 mi), 36640 (2.6 mi), 36641 (2.6 mi), 36660 (2.6 mi) and 36670 (2.6 mi).
Is 36688 a PO Box ZIP code?
36688 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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