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36832

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lee +1 more
Metro area
Auburn-Opelika, AL
Population
30,959
Coordinates
32.5829, -85.5859
☼ Live from 36832 — Auburn, AL

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Where 36832 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36832
  • 🔢 Type 36832 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZEBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,832 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1151. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111111100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36831 (Auburn, AL, 6 mi away) and 36849 (Auburn University, AL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36832 becomes 23863, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23836, 26338, 26833, 28363, 28633, 32683, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83632 in Indian Valley, ID, 1,844 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯879 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36832 and you would come out at 32.58°S, 94.41°E — 1,252 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 68.1 square miles of land, 36832 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,959This ZIP30,959
Households11,384This ZIP11,384
Housing units14,361This ZIP14,361
Median age23.5This ZIP23.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$42,717This ZIP$42,717Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$263,900This ZIP$263,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,084This ZIP$1,084Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.8%This ZIP49.8%
Mean commute19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min
Population density454.7 / sq miThis ZIP454.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments368This ZIP368
Employees6,874This ZIP6,874
Annual payroll$356,372,000This ZIP$356,372,000
Tax returns filed9,370This ZIP9,370
Total adjusted gross income$601,134,000This ZIP$601,134,000

Land area

Land area68.09 sq miThis ZIP68.09 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi

Counties 36832 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lee County 96.9%
Macon County 3.1%

Other place names in 36832

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

ZIP codes near 36832

ZIPCityDistance
36865 Loachapoka, AL 1.4 mi
36849 Auburn University, AL 5.7 mi
36830 Auburn, AL 6.3 mi
36831 Auburn, AL 6.4 mi
36866 Notasulga, AL 7.4 mi
36879 Waverly, AL 10.5 mi
36803 Opelika, AL 12.8 mi
36088 Tuskegee Institute, AL 13.6 mi
36802 Opelika, AL 13.8 mi
36872 Valley, AL 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36832?

36832 is in Auburn, Alabama, in Lee County, part of the Auburn-Opelika, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5829, -85.5859.

What county is 36832 in?

36832 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 36832?

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

What time zone is 36832 in?

36832 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36832?

About 30,959 people live in ZIP code 36832, in 11,384 households, at 454.7 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 36832?

$42,717 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36832?

The closest are 36865 (1.4 mi), 36849 (5.7 mi), 36830 (6.3 mi), 36831 (6.4 mi) and 36866 (7.4 mi).

Is 36832 a PO Box ZIP code?

36832 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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