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36863

ZIP 36863 is Lanett, Alabama, in Chambers County; area code 334; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chambers
Metro area
LaGrange, GA-AL
Population
11,919
Coordinates
32.8895, -85.2638
☼ Live from 36863 — Lanett, AL

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Where 36863 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36863
  • 🔢 Type 36863 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆36863 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,863 = 191 × 193. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000111111111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36862 (Lafayette, AL, 11 mi away) and 36865 (Loachapoka, AL, 27 mi away).
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33686, 38366, 38663, 63368, 63386, 63638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83636 in Letha, ID, 1,848 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯881 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36863 and you would come out at 32.89°S, 94.74°E — 1,232 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 95.6 square miles of land, 36863 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,919This ZIP11,919
Households4,252This ZIP4,252
Housing units5,072This ZIP5,072
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$51,130This ZIP$51,130Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$111,400This ZIP$111,400Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$876This ZIP$876Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%This ZIP10.5%
Mean commute20.5 minThis ZIP20.5 min
Population density124.6 / sq miThis ZIP124.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments195This ZIP195
Employees2,663This ZIP2,663
Annual payroll$124,336,000This ZIP$124,336,000
Tax returns filed4,760This ZIP4,760
Total adjusted gross income$224,055,000This ZIP$224,055,000

Land area

Land area95.65 sq miThis ZIP95.65 sq mi
Water area2.15 sq miThis ZIP2.15 sq mi

Other place names in 36863

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ZIP codes near 36863

ZIPCityDistance
36852 Cusseta, AL 9.2 mi
36855 Five Points, AL 10.0 mi
36854 Valley, AL 10.5 mi
31833 West Point, GA 10.5 mi
36862 Lafayette, AL 11.1 mi
30240 Lagrange, GA 13.1 mi
36801 Opelika, AL 14.7 mi
30261 Lagrange, GA 16.5 mi
36803 Opelika, AL 18.1 mi
36879 Waverly, AL 19.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36863?

36863 is in Lanett, Alabama, in Chambers County, part of the LaGrange, GA-AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.8895, -85.2638.

What county is 36863 in?

36863 lies in Chambers County.

What area code is 36863?

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

What time zone is 36863 in?

36863 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 36863?

About 11,919 people live in ZIP code 36863, in 4,252 households, at 124.6 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 36863?

$51,130 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36863?

The closest are 36852 (9.2 mi), 36855 (10 mi), 36854 (10.5 mi), 31833 (10.5 mi) and 36862 (11.1 mi).

Is 36863 a PO Box ZIP code?

36863 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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