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36855

ZIP 36855 is Five Points, Alabama, mostly in Chambers County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Chambers +1 more
Metro area
LaGrange, GA-AL
Population
1,460
Coordinates
33.0289, -85.3082
☼ Live from 36855 — Five Points, AL

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Where 36855 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36855
  • 🔢 Type 36855 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,855 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 13. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111111110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36854 (Valley, AL, 20 mi away) and 36856 (Fort Mitchell, AL, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36855 becomes 55863, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35586, 36558, 36585, 38556, 38565, 38655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83655 in New Plymouth, ID, 1,848 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯873 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36855 and you would come out at 33.03°S, 94.69°E — 1,234 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 58m.
  • 📏 At 72.0 square miles of land, 36855 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,460This ZIP1,460
Households718This ZIP718
Housing units880This ZIP880
Median age48.7This ZIP48.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$46,765This ZIP$46,765Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$123,100This ZIP$123,100Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$530This ZIP$530Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.0%This ZIP6.0%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density20.3 / sq miThis ZIP20.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees54This ZIP54
Annual payroll$1,977,000This ZIP$1,977,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$31,561,000This ZIP$31,561,000

Land area

Land area72.02 sq miThis ZIP72.02 sq mi
Water area2.28 sq miThis ZIP2.28 sq mi

Counties 36855 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Chambers County 98.9%
Troup County 1.1%

Other place names in 36855

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

ZIP codes near 36855

ZIPCityDistance
36863 Lanett, AL 10.0 mi
36274 Roanoke, AL 10.8 mi
30240 Lagrange, GA 10.9 mi
36862 Lafayette, AL 12.1 mi
30261 Lagrange, GA 15.1 mi
36276 Wadley, AL 16.8 mi
31833 West Point, GA 18.0 mi
36852 Cusseta, AL 18.9 mi
36854 Valley, AL 20.4 mi
30241 Lagrange, GA 20.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36855?

36855 is in Five Points, Alabama, in Chambers County, part of the LaGrange, GA-AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 33.0289, -85.3082.

What county is 36855 in?

36855 spans 2 counties: Chambers County and Troup County. Most of it falls in Chambers 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 36855?

Five Points uses area code 334, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 36855 in?

36855 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36855?

About 1,460 people live in ZIP code 36855, in 718 households, at 20.3 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 36855?

$46,765 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36855?

The closest are 36863 (10 mi), 36274 (10.8 mi), 30240 (10.9 mi), 36862 (12.1 mi) and 30261 (15.1 mi).

Is 36855 a PO Box ZIP code?

36855 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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