36849
ZIP 36849 is Auburn University, Alabama, in Lee County; area codes 334 and 483; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Lee
- Metro area
- Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Population
- 5,241
- Coordinates
- 32.5991, -85.4893
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Where 36849 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 36849 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 36,849 = 3 × 71 × 173. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000111111110001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36832 (Auburn, AL, 6 mi away) and 36850 (Camp Hill, AL, 16 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 36849 becomes 94863, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34689, 34698, 34986, 38469, 38649, 38946, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96348 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,902 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
- 🎯883 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36849 and you would come out at 32.60°S, 94.51°E — 1,246 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
- 📏 At 0.741 square miles of land, 36849 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 359 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 5,241This ZIP5,241 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.6This ZIP19.6Alabama39.3US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 11.6 minThis ZIP11.6 min |
| Population density | 7,072.9 / sq miThis ZIP7,072.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 11This ZIP11 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 141This ZIP141 |
| Annual payroll | $4,112,000This ZIP$4,112,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.74 sq miThis ZIP0.74 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 36849
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 36849
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
36831 | Auburn, AL | 0.9 mi |
36830 | Auburn, AL | 4.4 mi |
36832 | Auburn, AL | 5.7 mi |
36865 | Loachapoka, AL | 5.8 mi |
36803 | Opelika, AL | 7.2 mi |
36802 | Opelika, AL | 8.3 mi |
36872 | Valley, AL | 8.3 mi |
36801 | Opelika, AL | 9.4 mi |
36804 | Opelika, AL | 9.4 mi |
36879 | Waverly, AL | 9.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 36849?
36849 is in Auburn University, Alabama, in Lee County, part of the Auburn-Opelika, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5991, -85.4893.
What county is 36849 in?
36849 lies in Lee County.
What area code is 36849?
Auburn University uses area codes 334 and 483, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 36849 in?
36849 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 36849?
About 5,241 people live in ZIP code 36849, at 7,072.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 36849?
The closest are 36831 (0.9 mi), 36830 (4.4 mi), 36832 (5.7 mi), 36865 (5.8 mi) and 36803 (7.2 mi).
Is 36849 a PO Box ZIP code?
36849 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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