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36853

ZIP 36853 is Dadeville, Alabama, in Tallapoosa County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tallapoosa
Metro area
Alexander City, AL
Population
9,541
Coordinates
32.8048, -85.7681
☼ Live from 36853 — Dadeville, AL

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Where 36853 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36853
  • 🔢 Type 36853 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,853 = 137 × 269. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111111110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36852 (Cusseta, AL, 29 mi away) and 36854 (Valley, AL, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36853 becomes 35863, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33568, 33586, 33685, 33856, 33865, 36538, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83536 in Kamiah, ID, 1,843 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯861 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36853 and you would come out at 32.80°S, 94.23°E — 1,261 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 182.1 square miles of land, 36853 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 138 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,541This ZIP9,541
Households3,831This ZIP3,831
Housing units6,446This ZIP6,446
Median age50.7This ZIP50.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$73,594This ZIP$73,594Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$292,200This ZIP$292,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,112This ZIP$1,112Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%This ZIP27.7%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density52.4 / sq miThis ZIP52.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments197This ZIP197
Employees2,395This ZIP2,395
Annual payroll$113,431,000This ZIP$113,431,000
Tax returns filed3,780This ZIP3,780
Total adjusted gross income$359,522,000This ZIP$359,522,000

Land area

Land area182.06 sq miThis ZIP182.06 sq mi
Water area18.79 sq miThis ZIP18.79 sq mi

Other place names in 36853

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

ZIP codes near 36853

ZIPCityDistance
36023 East Tallassee, AL 2.1 mi
36850 Camp Hill, AL 6.6 mi
36861 Jacksons Gap, AL 7.6 mi
35010 Alexander City, AL 12.6 mi
36879 Waverly, AL 13.9 mi
36045 Kent, AL 16.6 mi
36866 Notasulga, AL 16.9 mi
35011 Alexander City, AL 16.9 mi
36256 Daviston, AL 17.1 mi
36865 Loachapoka, AL 17.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36853?

36853 is in Dadeville, Alabama, in Tallapoosa County, part of the Alexander City, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.8048, -85.7681.

What county is 36853 in?

36853 lies in Tallapoosa County.

What area code is 36853?

Dadeville uses area codes 256 and 938, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 36853 in?

36853 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36853?

About 9,541 people live in ZIP code 36853, in 3,831 households, at 52.4 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 36853?

$73,594 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36853?

The closest are 36023 (2.1 mi), 36850 (6.6 mi), 36861 (7.6 mi), 35010 (12.6 mi) and 36879 (13.9 mi).

Is 36853 a PO Box ZIP code?

36853 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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