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36830

ZIP 36830 is in Auburn, Alabama, mostly in Lee County; area codes 334 and 483; Central time. Auburn has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 36831 and 36832.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lee +1 more
Metro area
Auburn-Opelika, AL
Population
49,292
Coordinates
32.5349, -85.4938
☼ Live from 36830 — Auburn, AL

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Where 36830 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36830
  • 🔢 Type 36830 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,830 = 2 × 5 × 29 × 127. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111111011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36804 (Opelika, AL, 9 mi away) and 36831 (Auburn, AL, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36830 becomes 03863, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03836, 06338, 06383, 30368, 30638, 30683, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83630 in Huston, ID, 1,852 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯885 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36830 and you would come out at 32.53°S, 94.51°E — 1,247 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 109.5 square miles of land, 36830 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 83 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population49,292This ZIP49,292
Households21,126This ZIP21,126
Housing units24,396This ZIP24,396
Median age33.3This ZIP33.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$70,188This ZIP$70,188Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$367,700This ZIP$367,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,092This ZIP$1,092Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher64.7%This ZIP64.7%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density450.1 / sq miThis ZIP450.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,309This ZIP1,309
Employees17,195This ZIP17,195
Annual payroll$680,012,000This ZIP$680,012,000
Tax returns filed18,310This ZIP18,310
Total adjusted gross income$2,056,001,000This ZIP$2,056,001,000

Land area

Land area109.51 sq miThis ZIP109.51 sq mi
Water area1.19 sq miThis ZIP1.19 sq mi

Counties 36830 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lee County 55.6%
Macon County 44.4%

Other place names in 36830

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ZIP codes near 36830

ZIPCityDistance
36849 Auburn University, AL 4.4 mi
36831 Auburn, AL 5.2 mi
36832 Auburn, AL 6.3 mi
36865 Loachapoka, AL 7.3 mi
36804 Opelika, AL 8.5 mi
36802 Opelika, AL 8.9 mi
36872 Valley, AL 8.9 mi
36803 Opelika, AL 10.2 mi
36866 Notasulga, AL 12.9 mi
36801 Opelika, AL 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36830?

36830 is in Auburn, Alabama, in Lee County, part of the Auburn-Opelika, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5349, -85.4938.

What county is 36830 in?

36830 spans 2 counties: Lee 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 36830?

Auburn uses area codes 334 and 483, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 36830 in?

36830 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36830?

About 49,292 people live in ZIP code 36830, in 21,126 households, at 450.1 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 36830?

$70,188 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36830?

The closest are 36849 (4.4 mi), 36831 (5.2 mi), 36832 (6.3 mi), 36865 (7.3 mi) and 36804 (8.5 mi).

Is 36830 a PO Box ZIP code?

36830 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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