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36860

ZIP 36860 is Hurtsboro, Alabama, mostly in Russell County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Russell +2 more
Metro area
Columbus, GA-AL
Population
1,486
Coordinates
32.2745, -85.4244
☼ Live from 36860 — Hurtsboro, AL

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Where 36860 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36860
  • 🔢 Type 36860 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,860 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 19 × 97. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111111111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36859 (Holy Trinity, AL, 25 mi away) and 36861 (Jacksons Gap, AL, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36860 becomes 06863, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03866, 06836, 30668, 36068, 36608, 38066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83660 in Parma, ID, 1,875 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯900 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36860 and you would come out at 32.27°S, 94.58°E — 1,244 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 153.4 square miles of land, 36860 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 116 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,486This ZIP1,486
Households657This ZIP657
Housing units859This ZIP859
Median age53.5This ZIP53.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$43,451This ZIP$43,451Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$63,400This ZIP$63,400Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$540This ZIP$540Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%This ZIP23.0%
Mean commute45.8 minThis ZIP45.8 min
Population density9.7 / sq miThis ZIP9.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees81This ZIP81
Annual payroll$1,986,000This ZIP$1,986,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$21,717,000This ZIP$21,717,000

Land area

Land area153.38 sq miThis ZIP153.38 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Counties 36860 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Russell County 62.5%
Macon County 19.3%
Bullock County 18.2%

Other place names in 36860

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ZIP codes near 36860

ZIPCityDistance
36858 Hatchechubbee, AL 7.6 mi
36875 Seale, AL 15.3 mi
36053 Midway, AL 16.1 mi
36083 Tuskegee, AL 17.0 mi
36871 Pittsview, AL 17.6 mi
36089 Union Springs, AL 18.1 mi
36830 Auburn, AL 18.4 mi
36804 Opelika, AL 18.5 mi
36088 Tuskegee Institute, AL 19.8 mi
36031 Fort Davis, AL 20.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36860?

36860 is in Hurtsboro, Alabama, in Russell County, part of the Columbus, GA-AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.2745, -85.4244.

What county is 36860 in?

36860 spans 3 counties: Russell County, Macon County and Bullock County. Most of it falls in Russell 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 36860?

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

What time zone is 36860 in?

36860 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36860?

About 1,486 people live in ZIP code 36860, in 657 households, at 9.7 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 36860?

$43,451 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36860?

The closest are 36858 (7.6 mi), 36875 (15.3 mi), 36053 (16.1 mi), 36083 (17 mi) and 36871 (17.6 mi).

Is 36860 a PO Box ZIP code?

36860 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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