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36793

ZIP 36793 is Lawley, Alabama, mostly in Bibb County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bibb +2 more
Metro area
Birmingham, AL
Population
660
Coordinates
32.8229, -87.0064
☼ Live from 36793 — Lawley, AL

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Where 36793 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36793
  • 🔢 Type 36793 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGLgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 36793 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111110111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36792 (Randolph, AL, 8 mi away) and 36801 (Opelika, AL, 95 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36793 becomes 39763, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33679, 33769, 33967, 33976, 37369, 37396, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96373 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,748 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯805 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36793 and you would come out at 32.82°S, 92.99°E — 1,333 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 59.9 square miles of land, 36793 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population660This ZIP660
Households219This ZIP219
Housing units322This ZIP322
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$50,208This ZIP$50,208Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$91,800This ZIP$91,800Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min
Population density11.0 / sq miThis ZIP11.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees42This ZIP42
Annual payroll$1,555,000This ZIP$1,555,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$12,630,000This ZIP$12,630,000

Land area

Land area59.86 sq miThis ZIP59.86 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 36793 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Bibb County 45.8%
Chilton County 31.1%
Perry County 23.2%

ZIP codes near 36793

ZIPCityDistance
36790 Stanton, AL 8.2 mi
36792 Randolph, AL 8.4 mi
36750 Maplesville, AL 9.4 mi
35042 Centreville, AL 10.3 mi
36758 Plantersville, AL 14.4 mi
35035 Brierfield, AL 15.4 mi
35171 Thorsby, AL 15.5 mi
35034 Brent, AL 16.8 mi
35085 Jemison, AL 18.8 mi
36756 Marion, AL 19.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36793?

36793 is in Lawley, Alabama, in Bibb County, part of the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.8229, -87.0064.

What county is 36793 in?

36793 spans 3 counties: Bibb County, Chilton County and Perry County. Most of it falls in Bibb 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 36793?

Lawley uses area codes 205 and 659, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 36793 in?

36793 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36793?

About 660 people live in ZIP code 36793, in 219 households, at 11.0 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 36793?

$50,208 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36793?

The closest are 36790 (8.2 mi), 36792 (8.4 mi), 36750 (9.4 mi), 35042 (10.3 mi) and 36758 (14.4 mi).

Is 36793 a PO Box ZIP code?

36793 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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