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36740

ZIP 36740 is Forkland, Alabama, in Greene County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Greene
Metro area
Tuscaloosa, AL
Population
936
Coordinates
32.6268, -87.8366
☼ Live from 36740 — Forkland, AL

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Where 36740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36740
  • 🔢 Type 36740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 11 × 167. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111110000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36738 (Faunsdale, AL, 19 mi away) and 36741 (Furman, AL, 63 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36740 becomes 04763 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oakfield, ME, 1,398 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03467, 03746, 04637, 04673, 04736, 04763, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04736 in Caribou, ME, 1,435 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯777 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36740 and you would come out at 32.63°S, 92.16°E — 1,382 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 66.3 square miles of land, 36740 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population936This ZIP936
Households340This ZIP340
Housing units529This ZIP529
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$44,737This ZIP$44,737Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$100,000This ZIP$100,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$525This ZIP$525Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%This ZIP10.9%
Mean commute33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min
Population density14.1 / sq miThis ZIP14.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed430This ZIP430
Total adjusted gross income$17,560,000This ZIP$17,560,000

Land area

Land area66.30 sq miThis ZIP66.30 sq mi
Water area3.41 sq miThis ZIP3.41 sq mi

Other place names in 36740

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ZIP codes near 36740

ZIPCityDistance
36776 Sawyerville, AL 9.3 mi
36742 Gallion, AL 12.8 mi
35443 Boligee, AL 14.1 mi
35470 Livingston, AL 14.1 mi
36744 Greensboro, AL 14.4 mi
36732 Demopolis, AL 14.8 mi
36745 Jefferson, AL 15.1 mi
35441 Akron, AL 17.1 mi
36765 Newbern, AL 18.5 mi
36738 Faunsdale, AL 18.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36740?

36740 is in Forkland, Alabama, in Greene County, part of the Tuscaloosa, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.6268, -87.8366.

What county is 36740 in?

36740 lies in Greene County.

What time zone is 36740 in?

36740 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36740?

About 936 people live in ZIP code 36740, in 340 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 36740?

$44,737 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36740?

The closest are 36776 (9.3 mi), 36742 (12.8 mi), 35443 (14.1 mi), 35470 (14.1 mi) and 36744 (14.4 mi).

Is 36740 a PO Box ZIP code?

36740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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