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36801

ZIP 36801 is in Opelika, Alabama, mostly in Lee County; area code 334; Central time. Opelika has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 36802, 36803 and 36804.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lee +1 more
Metro area
Auburn-Opelika, AL
Population
25,438
Coordinates
32.7025, -85.3855
☼ Live from 36801 — Opelika, AL

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Where 36801 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36801
  • 🔢 Type 36801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,801 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 29 × 47. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111111000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36793 (Lawley, AL, 95 mi away) and 36802 (Opelika, AL, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36801 becomes 10863, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01368, 01863, 03816, 03861, 06138, 06183, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83610 in Cambridge, ID, 1,870 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯883 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36801 and you would come out at 32.70°S, 94.61°E — 1,239 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 78.3 square miles of land, 36801 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,438This ZIP25,438
Households10,651This ZIP10,651
Housing units12,019This ZIP12,019
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$62,414This ZIP$62,414Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$234,600This ZIP$234,600Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$932This ZIP$932Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%This ZIP35.7%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density324.7 / sq miThis ZIP324.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments981This ZIP981
Employees20,973This ZIP20,973
Annual payroll$1,024,920,000This ZIP$1,024,920,000
Tax returns filed11,040This ZIP11,040
Total adjusted gross income$738,993,000This ZIP$738,993,000

Land area

Land area78.34 sq miThis ZIP78.34 sq mi
Water area0.93 sq miThis ZIP0.93 sq mi

Counties 36801 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lee County 78.1%
Chambers County 21.9%

Other place names in 36801

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

ZIP codes near 36801

ZIPCityDistance
36803 Opelika, AL 4.0 mi
36852 Cusseta, AL 7.2 mi
36831 Auburn, AL 8.5 mi
36802 Opelika, AL 8.8 mi
36872 Valley, AL 8.8 mi
36849 Auburn University, AL 9.4 mi
36879 Waverly, AL 9.5 mi
36804 Opelika, AL 11.9 mi
36854 Valley, AL 11.9 mi
36830 Auburn, AL 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36801?

36801 is in Opelika, Alabama, in Lee County, part of the Auburn-Opelika, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7025, -85.3855.

What county is 36801 in?

36801 spans 2 counties: Lee County and Chambers County. Most of it falls in Lee 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 36801?

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

What time zone is 36801 in?

36801 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36801?

About 25,438 people live in ZIP code 36801, in 10,651 households, at 324.7 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 36801?

$62,414 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36801?

The closest are 36803 (4 mi), 36852 (7.2 mi), 36831 (8.5 mi), 36802 (8.8 mi) and 36872 (8.8 mi).

Is 36801 a PO Box ZIP code?

36801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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