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36804

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lee +2 more
Metro area
Auburn-Opelika, AL
Population
20,535
Coordinates
32.5340, -85.3475
☼ Live from 36804 — Opelika, AL

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Where 36804 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36804
  • 🔢 Type 36804 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,804 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3067. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111111000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36803 (Opelika, AL, 8 mi away) and 36830 (Auburn, AL, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36804 becomes 40863 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pathfork, KY, 310 miles away.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03468, 03846, 03864, 04683, 04863, 06384, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83604 in Bruneau, ID, 1,791 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯892 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36804 and you would come out at 32.53°S, 94.65°E — 1,238 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 197.2 square miles of land, 36804 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 150 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,535This ZIP20,535
Households7,849This ZIP7,849
Housing units8,849This ZIP8,849
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$61,880This ZIP$61,880Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$218,000This ZIP$218,000Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$824This ZIP$824Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.6%This ZIP31.6%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density104.1 / sq miThis ZIP104.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments227This ZIP227
Employees3,135This ZIP3,135
Annual payroll$163,863,000This ZIP$163,863,000
Tax returns filed9,220This ZIP9,220
Total adjusted gross income$583,226,000This ZIP$583,226,000

Land area

Land area197.18 sq miThis ZIP197.18 sq mi
Water area0.98 sq miThis ZIP0.98 sq mi

Counties 36804 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lee County 77.9%
Russell County 14.6%
Macon County 7.4%

Other place names in 36804

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ZIP codes near 36804

ZIPCityDistance
36802 Opelika, AL 3.1 mi
36872 Valley, AL 3.1 mi
36803 Opelika, AL 7.9 mi
36830 Auburn, AL 8.5 mi
36874 Salem, AL 8.9 mi
36831 Auburn, AL 9.4 mi
36849 Auburn University, AL 9.4 mi
36801 Opelika, AL 11.9 mi
36870 Phenix City, AL 13.7 mi
36832 Auburn, AL 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36804?

36804 is in Opelika, Alabama, in Lee County, part of the Auburn-Opelika, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5340, -85.3475.

What county is 36804 in?

36804 spans 3 counties: Lee County, Russell County and Macon 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 36804?

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

What time zone is 36804 in?

36804 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36804?

About 20,535 people live in ZIP code 36804, in 7,849 households, at 104.1 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 36804?

$61,880 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36804?

The closest are 36802 (3.1 mi), 36872 (3.1 mi), 36803 (7.9 mi), 36830 (8.5 mi) and 36874 (8.9 mi).

Is 36804 a PO Box ZIP code?

36804 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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