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Where 36773 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 36773 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELLgE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 36,773 = 11 × 3343. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000111110100101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36769 (Pine Hill, AL, 23 mi away) and 36775 (Sardis, AL, 26 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 36773 becomes 37763 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kingston, TN, 295 miles away.
- 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33677, 33767, 33776, 37367, 37376, 37763, …). The farthest-flung twin is 67733 in Edson, KS, 927 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
- 🎯813 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36773 and you would come out at 32.29°S, 92.61°E — 1,358 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
- 📏 At 69.8 square miles of land, 36773 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 53 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 427This ZIP427 |
|---|---|
| Households | 151This ZIP151 |
| Housing units | 282This ZIP282 |
| Median age | 33.7This ZIP33.7Alabama39.3US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $40,208This ZIP$40,208Alabama$63,999US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $216,700This ZIP$216,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $990This ZIP$990Alabama$1,007US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.4%This ZIP27.4% |
| Mean commute | 22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min |
| Population density | 6.1 / sq miThis ZIP6.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 140This ZIP140 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $5,235,000This ZIP$5,235,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 69.81 sq miThis ZIP69.81 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi |
Counties 36773 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Dallas County | 89.4% |
| Marengo County | 10.6% |
ZIP codes near 36773
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
36720 | Alberta, AL | 9.0 mi |
36759 | Marion Junction, AL | 9.6 mi |
36728 | Catherine, AL | 10.2 mi |
36767 | Orrville, AL | 11.0 mi |
36786 | Uniontown, AL | 11.2 mi |
36783 | Thomaston, AL | 14.2 mi |
36723 | Boykin, AL | 16.3 mi |
36738 | Faunsdale, AL | 16.6 mi |
36722 | Arlington, AL | 18.1 mi |
36754 | Magnolia, AL | 20.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 36773?
36773 is in Safford, Alabama, in Dallas County, part of the Selma, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.2911, -87.3852.
What county is 36773 in?
36773 spans 2 counties: Dallas County and Marengo County. Most of it falls in Dallas 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 36773?
Safford uses area code 334, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 36773 in?
36773 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 36773?
About 427 people live in ZIP code 36773, in 151 households, at 6.1 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 36773?
$40,208 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.
What ZIP codes are near 36773?
The closest are 36720 (9 mi), 36759 (9.6 mi), 36728 (10.2 mi), 36767 (11 mi) and 36786 (11.2 mi).
Is 36773 a PO Box ZIP code?
36773 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “36773 ZIP Code — Safford, Alabama (Dallas County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/36773
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