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36693

ZIP 36693 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
18,726
Coordinates
30.6258, -88.1497
☼ Live from 36693 — Mobile, AL

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Where 36693 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36693
  • 🔢 Type 36693 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGggE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,693 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 151. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111101010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36691 (Mobile, AL, 8 mi away) and 36695 (Mobile, AL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36693 becomes 39663 — and that is a real ZIP code: Silver Creek, MS, 130 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33966, 39366, 39663, 63369, 63936, 66933, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96336 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,902 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯865 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36693 and you would come out at 30.63°S, 91.85°E — 1,315 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 12.7 square miles of land, 36693 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,726This ZIP18,726
Households7,765This ZIP7,765
Housing units8,869This ZIP8,869
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$68,933This ZIP$68,933Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$210,200This ZIP$210,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,156This ZIP$1,156Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.7%This ZIP38.7%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density1,469.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,469.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments487This ZIP487
Employees6,817This ZIP6,817
Annual payroll$373,677,000This ZIP$373,677,000
Tax returns filed8,560This ZIP8,560
Total adjusted gross income$940,612,000This ZIP$940,612,000

Land area

Land area12.75 sq miThis ZIP12.75 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Other place names in 36693

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ZIP codes near 36693

ZIPCityDistance
36609 Mobile, AL 2.5 mi
36633 Mobile, AL 2.8 mi
36640 Mobile, AL 2.8 mi
36641 Mobile, AL 2.8 mi
36660 Mobile, AL 2.8 mi
36670 Mobile, AL 2.8 mi
36671 Mobile, AL 2.8 mi
36685 Mobile, AL 2.8 mi
36689 Mobile, AL 2.8 mi
36616 Mobile, AL 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36693?

36693 is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County, part of the Mobile, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.6258, -88.1497.

What county is 36693 in?

36693 lies in Mobile County.

What area code is 36693?

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

What time zone is 36693 in?

36693 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36693?

About 18,726 people live in ZIP code 36693, in 7,765 households, at 1,469.1 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 36693?

$68,933 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36693?

The closest are 36609 (2.5 mi), 36633 (2.8 mi), 36640 (2.8 mi), 36641 (2.8 mi) and 36660 (2.8 mi).

Is 36693 a PO Box ZIP code?

36693 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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