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36850

ZIP 36850 is Camp Hill, Alabama, mostly in Tallapoosa County; area code 256; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tallapoosa +2 more
Metro area
Alexander City, AL
Population
2,557
Coordinates
32.7869, -85.6558
☼ Live from 36850 — Camp Hill, AL

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Where 36850 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36850
  • 🔢 Type 36850 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,850 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 11 × 67. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111111110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36849 (Auburn University, AL, 16 mi away) and 36851 (Cottonton, AL, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36850 becomes 05863 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint Johnsbury Center, VT, 1,089 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03586, 03856, 03865, 05836, 05863, 06385, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83605 in Caldwell, ID, 1,829 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯867 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36850 and you would come out at 32.79°S, 94.34°E — 1,255 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 154.7 square miles of land, 36850 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 117 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,557This ZIP2,557
Households1,056This ZIP1,056
Housing units1,397This ZIP1,397
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$42,000This ZIP$42,000Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$84,200This ZIP$84,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$633This ZIP$633Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%This ZIP6.5%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density16.5 / sq miThis ZIP16.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees196This ZIP196
Annual payroll$8,106,000This ZIP$8,106,000
Tax returns filed1,040This ZIP1,040
Total adjusted gross income$48,237,000This ZIP$48,237,000

Land area

Land area154.70 sq miThis ZIP154.70 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi

Counties 36850 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Tallapoosa County 72.3%
Chambers County 17.5%
Lee County 10.1%

Other place names in 36850

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ZIP codes near 36850

ZIPCityDistance
36853 Dadeville, AL 6.6 mi
36879 Waverly, AL 7.5 mi
36023 East Tallassee, AL 8.6 mi
36865 Loachapoka, AL 13.3 mi
36861 Jacksons Gap, AL 13.3 mi
36862 Lafayette, AL 14.2 mi
36832 Auburn, AL 14.7 mi
36866 Notasulga, AL 15.7 mi
36831 Auburn, AL 15.9 mi
36849 Auburn University, AL 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36850?

36850 is in Camp Hill, Alabama, in Tallapoosa County, part of the Alexander City, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7869, -85.6558.

What county is 36850 in?

36850 spans 3 counties: Tallapoosa County, Chambers County and Lee County. Most of it falls in Tallapoosa 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 36850?

Camp Hill uses area code 256, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 36850 in?

36850 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36850?

About 2,557 people live in ZIP code 36850, in 1,056 households, at 16.5 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 36850?

$42,000 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36850?

The closest are 36853 (6.6 mi), 36879 (7.5 mi), 36023 (8.6 mi), 36865 (13.3 mi) and 36861 (13.3 mi).

Is 36850 a PO Box ZIP code?

36850 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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