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Where 36720 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 36720 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZLgE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 36,720 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 17. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000111101110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36703 (Selma, AL, 31 mi away) and 36722 (Arlington, AL, 14 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 36720 becomes 02763 — and that is a real ZIP code: Attleboro Falls, MA, 1,111 miles away.
- 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02367, 02637, 02673, 02763, 03276, 06237, …). The farthest-flung twin is 03276 in Tilton, NH, 1,157 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
- 🎯820 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36720 and you would come out at 32.16°S, 92.65°E — 1,356 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
- 📏 At 49.3 square miles of land, 36720 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 693This ZIP693 |
|---|---|
| Households | 220This ZIP220 |
| Housing units | 306This ZIP306 |
| Median age | 40.7This ZIP40.7Alabama39.3US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $17,917This ZIP$17,917Alabama$63,999US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $53,900This ZIP$53,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.7%This ZIP0.7% |
| Population density | 14.1 / sq miThis ZIP14.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 300This ZIP300 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $9,147,000This ZIP$9,147,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 49.31 sq miThis ZIP49.31 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.10 sq miThis ZIP2.10 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 36720
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
36723 | Boykin, AL | 7.4 mi |
36728 | Catherine, AL | 8.0 mi |
36773 | Safford, AL | 9.0 mi |
36767 | Orrville, AL | 10.0 mi |
36722 | Arlington, AL | 14.3 mi |
36726 | Camden, AL | 14.4 mi |
36783 | Thomaston, AL | 15.9 mi |
36769 | Pine Hill, AL | 16.9 mi |
36759 | Marion Junction, AL | 16.9 mi |
36786 | Uniontown, AL | 20.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 36720?
36720 is in Alberta, Alabama, in Wilcox County. Its published point location is 32.1650, -87.3470.
What county is 36720 in?
36720 lies in Wilcox County.
What area code is 36720?
Alberta uses area code 334, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 36720 in?
36720 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 36720?
About 693 people live in ZIP code 36720, in 220 households, at 14.1 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 36720?
$17,917 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.
What ZIP codes are near 36720?
The closest are 36723 (7.4 mi), 36728 (8 mi), 36773 (9 mi), 36767 (10 mi) and 36722 (14.3 mi).
Is 36720 a PO Box ZIP code?
36720 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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