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36866

ZIP 36866 is Notasulga, Alabama, mostly in Macon County; area code 334; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Macon +2 more
Metro area
Auburn-Opelika, AL
Population
3,898
Coordinates
32.5653, -85.7121
☼ Live from 36866 — Notasulga, AL

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Where 36866 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36866
  • 🔢 Type 36866 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,866 = 2 × 18433. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001000000000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36865 (Loachapoka, AL, 8 mi away) and 36867 (Phenix City, AL, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36866 becomes 66863 — and that is a real ZIP code: Neal, KS, 688 miles away.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38666, 63866, 66683, 66863, 68366, 68636, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83666 in Placerville, ID, 1,807 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯874 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36866 and you would come out at 32.57°S, 94.29°E — 1,259 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 87.3 square miles of land, 36866 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,898This ZIP3,898
Households1,600This ZIP1,600
Housing units1,809This ZIP1,809
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$49,028This ZIP$49,028Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$112,900This ZIP$112,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$727This ZIP$727Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%This ZIP11.6%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density44.6 / sq miThis ZIP44.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees184This ZIP184
Annual payroll$9,618,000This ZIP$9,618,000
Tax returns filed1,620This ZIP1,620
Total adjusted gross income$88,288,000This ZIP$88,288,000

Land area

Land area87.33 sq miThis ZIP87.33 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

Counties 36866 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Macon County 68.6%
Tallapoosa County 22.5%
Lee County 8.9%

Other place names in 36866

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ZIP codes near 36866

ZIPCityDistance
36832 Auburn, AL 7.4 mi
36865 Loachapoka, AL 7.6 mi
36088 Tuskegee Institute, AL 10.1 mi
36087 Tuskegee Institute, AL 10.9 mi
36083 Tuskegee, AL 12.4 mi
36830 Auburn, AL 12.9 mi
36849 Auburn University, AL 13.2 mi
36078 Tallassee, AL 13.5 mi
36831 Auburn, AL 13.8 mi
36045 Kent, AL 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36866?

36866 is in Notasulga, Alabama, in Macon County, part of the Auburn-Opelika, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5653, -85.7121.

What county is 36866 in?

36866 spans 3 counties: Macon County, Tallapoosa County and Lee County. Most of it falls in Macon 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 36866?

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

What time zone is 36866 in?

36866 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36866?

About 3,898 people live in ZIP code 36866, in 1,600 households, at 44.6 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 36866?

$49,028 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36866?

The closest are 36832 (7.4 mi), 36865 (7.6 mi), 36088 (10.1 mi), 36087 (10.9 mi) and 36083 (12.4 mi).

Is 36866 a PO Box ZIP code?

36866 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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