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36744

ZIP 36744 is Greensboro, Alabama, mostly in Hale County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Hale +1 more
Metro area
Tuscaloosa, AL
Population
5,491
Coordinates
32.6847, -87.5988
☼ Live from 36744 — Greensboro, AL

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Where 36744 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36744
  • 🔢 Type 36744 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhLgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,744 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1531. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111110001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36742 (Gallion, AL, 18 mi away) and 36745 (Jefferson, AL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36744 becomes 44763, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34476, 34674, 34746, 36474, 37644, 43467, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73644 in Elk City, OK, 702 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯785 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36744 and you would come out at 32.68°S, 92.40°E — 1,368 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 223.8 square miles of land, 36744 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 170 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,491This ZIP5,491
Households2,547This ZIP2,547
Housing units3,439This ZIP3,439
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$30,518This ZIP$30,518Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$136,100This ZIP$136,100Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$669This ZIP$669Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density24.5 / sq miThis ZIP24.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments98This ZIP98
Employees850This ZIP850
Annual payroll$33,468,000This ZIP$33,468,000
Tax returns filed2,470This ZIP2,470
Total adjusted gross income$112,454,000This ZIP$112,454,000

Land area

Land area223.81 sq miThis ZIP223.81 sq mi
Water area3.87 sq miThis ZIP3.87 sq mi

Counties 36744 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hale County 98.5%
Perry County 1.5%

Other place names in 36744

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 36744

ZIPCityDistance
36765 Newbern, AL 8.0 mi
36776 Sawyerville, AL 9.0 mi
35441 Akron, AL 14.2 mi
36740 Forkland, AL 14.4 mi
36756 Marion, AL 17.4 mi
35474 Moundville, AL 17.7 mi
36742 Gallion, AL 18.1 mi
36738 Faunsdale, AL 18.3 mi
36786 Uniontown, AL 18.8 mi
35034 Brent, AL 23.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36744?

36744 is in Greensboro, Alabama, in Hale County, part of the Tuscaloosa, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.6847, -87.5988.

What county is 36744 in?

36744 spans 2 counties: Hale County and Perry County. Most of it falls in Hale County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 36744?

Greensboro uses area code 334, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 36744 in?

36744 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36744?

About 5,491 people live in ZIP code 36744, in 2,547 households, at 24.5 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 36744?

$30,518 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36744?

The closest are 36765 (8 mi), 36776 (9 mi), 35441 (14.2 mi), 36740 (14.4 mi) and 36756 (17.4 mi).

Is 36744 a PO Box ZIP code?

36744 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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