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36862

ZIP 36862 is Lafayette, Alabama, in Chambers County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Chambers
Metro area
LaGrange, GA-AL
Population
5,915
Coordinates
32.9040, -85.4552
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Where 36862 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36862
  • 🔢 Type 36862 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,862 = 2 × 7 × 2633. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111111111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36861 (Jacksons Gap, AL, 23 mi away) and 36863 (Lanett, AL, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36862 becomes 26863, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23668, 23866, 26386, 26638, 26836, 28366, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83626 in Greenleaf, ID, 1,843 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯872 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36862 and you would come out at 32.90°S, 94.54°E — 1,243 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 226.5 square miles of land, 36862 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 172 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,915This ZIP5,915
Households2,570This ZIP2,570
Housing units3,240This ZIP3,240
Median age50.0This ZIP50.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$37,719This ZIP$37,719Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$134,700This ZIP$134,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$678This ZIP$678Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density26.1 / sq miThis ZIP26.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments109This ZIP109
Employees1,034This ZIP1,034
Annual payroll$44,080,000This ZIP$44,080,000
Tax returns filed2,260This ZIP2,260
Total adjusted gross income$118,600,000This ZIP$118,600,000

Land area

Land area226.46 sq miThis ZIP226.46 sq mi
Water area0.93 sq miThis ZIP0.93 sq mi

Other place names in 36862

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ZIP codes near 36862

ZIPCityDistance
36863 Lanett, AL 11.1 mi
36855 Five Points, AL 12.1 mi
36879 Waverly, AL 13.0 mi
36850 Camp Hill, AL 14.2 mi
36852 Cusseta, AL 14.4 mi
36801 Opelika, AL 14.5 mi
36276 Wadley, AL 16.8 mi
36256 Daviston, AL 17.5 mi
36803 Opelika, AL 18.4 mi
36854 Valley, AL 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36862?

36862 is in Lafayette, Alabama, in Chambers County, part of the LaGrange, GA-AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.9040, -85.4552.

What county is 36862 in?

36862 lies in Chambers County.

What area code is 36862?

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

What time zone is 36862 in?

36862 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36862?

About 5,915 people live in ZIP code 36862, in 2,570 households, at 26.1 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 36862?

$37,719 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36862?

The closest are 36863 (11.1 mi), 36855 (12.1 mi), 36879 (13 mi), 36850 (14.2 mi) and 36852 (14.4 mi).

Is 36862 a PO Box ZIP code?

36862 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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