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36782

ZIP 36782 is Sweet Water, Alabama, in Marengo County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Marengo
Metro area
none
Population
1,850
Coordinates
32.1030, -87.9139
☼ Live from 36782 — Sweet Water, AL

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Where 36782 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36782
  • 🔢 Type 36782 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBLgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,782 = 2 × 53 × 347. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111110101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36776 (Sawyerville, AL, 45 mi away) and 36783 (Thomaston, AL, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36782 becomes 28763 — and that is a real ZIP code: Otto, NC, 326 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23867, 23876, 26378, 27836, 27863, 28367, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83672 in Weiser, ID, 1,776 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯799 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36782 and you would come out at 32.10°S, 92.09°E — 1,390 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 03m.
  • 📏 At 205.4 square miles of land, 36782 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 156 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,850This ZIP1,850
Households754This ZIP754
Housing units978This ZIP978
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$51,429This ZIP$51,429Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$66,200This ZIP$66,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$909This ZIP$909Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%This ZIP11.7%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density9.0 / sq miThis ZIP9.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees101This ZIP101
Annual payroll$5,967,000This ZIP$5,967,000
Tax returns filed920This ZIP920
Total adjusted gross income$45,853,000This ZIP$45,853,000

Land area

Land area205.42 sq miThis ZIP205.42 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Other place names in 36782

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

ZIP codes near 36782

ZIPCityDistance
36764 Nanafalia, AL 4.3 mi
36736 Dixons Mills, AL 9.0 mi
36916 Pennington, AL 12.4 mi
36763 Myrtlewood, AL 12.6 mi
36754 Magnolia, AL 12.9 mi
36784 Thomasville, AL 13.5 mi
36748 Linden, AL 13.8 mi
36727 Campbell, AL 15.0 mi
36910 Jachin, AL 16.9 mi
36922 Ward, AL 19.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36782?

36782 is in Sweet Water, Alabama, in Marengo County. Its published point location is 32.1030, -87.9139.

What county is 36782 in?

36782 lies in Marengo County.

What area code is 36782?

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

What time zone is 36782 in?

36782 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36782?

About 1,850 people live in ZIP code 36782, in 754 households, at 9.0 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 36782?

$51,429 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36782?

The closest are 36764 (4.3 mi), 36736 (9 mi), 36916 (12.4 mi), 36763 (12.6 mi) and 36754 (12.9 mi).

Is 36782 a PO Box ZIP code?

36782 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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