36851
ZIP 36851 is Cottonton, Alabama, in Russell County; area code 334; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Russell
- Metro area
- Columbus, GA-AL
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 32.1504, -85.0809
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Where 36851 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 36851 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 36,851 = 43 × 857. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1000111111110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36850 (Camp Hill, AL, 55 mi away) and 36852 (Cusseta, AL, 43 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 36851 becomes 15863 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stump Creek, PA, 703 miles away.
- 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13658, 13685, 13856, 13865, 15368, 15638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83651 in Nampa, ID, 1,878 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
- 🎯921 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36851 and you would come out at 32.15°S, 94.92°E — 1,225 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
- 📏 At 0.220 square miles of land, 36851 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 106 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 8This ZIP8 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 927This ZIP927 |
| Annual payroll | $114,797,000This ZIP$114,797,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 36851
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
36871 | Pittsview, AL | 4.5 mi |
31821 | Omaha, GA | 6.2 mi |
36859 | Holy Trinity, AL | 6.9 mi |
36856 | Fort Mitchell, AL | 9.1 mi |
36875 | Seale, AL | 12.7 mi |
31814 | Louvale, GA | 13.0 mi |
36027 | Eufaula, AL | 13.4 mi |
31815 | Lumpkin, GA | 15.1 mi |
36858 | Hatchechubbee, AL | 17.8 mi |
36072 | Eufaula, AL | 18.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 36851?
36851 is in Cottonton, Alabama, in Russell County, part of the Columbus, GA-AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.1504, -85.0809.
What county is 36851 in?
36851 lies in Russell County.
What area code is 36851?
Cottonton uses area code 334, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 36851 in?
36851 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 36851?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 36851. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 36851?
The closest are 36871 (4.5 mi), 31821 (6.2 mi), 36859 (6.9 mi), 36856 (9.1 mi) and 36875 (12.7 mi).
Is 36851 a PO Box ZIP code?
36851 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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