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36867

ZIP 36867 is in Phenix City, Alabama, mostly in Russell County; area codes 334 and 483; Eastern time. Phenix City has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 36868, 36869 and 36870.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Russell +1 more
Metro area
Columbus, GA-AL
Population
22,821
Coordinates
32.4981, -85.0236
☼ Live from 36867 — Phenix City, AL

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Where 36867 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36867
  • 🔢 Type 36867 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LgBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,867 = 3 × 12289. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001000000000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36866 (Notasulga, AL, 40 mi away) and 36868 (Phenix City, AL, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36867 becomes 76863, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36768, 36786, 37686, 37866, 38676, 63867, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83676 in Wilder, ID, 1,883 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯908 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36867 and you would come out at 32.50°S, 94.98°E — 1,219 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 12.6 square miles of land, 36867 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,821This ZIP22,821
Households9,211This ZIP9,211
Housing units10,651This ZIP10,651
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$48,026This ZIP$48,026Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$207,600This ZIP$207,600Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$996This ZIP$996Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.1%This ZIP28.1%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density1,815.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,815.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments518This ZIP518
Employees6,096This ZIP6,096
Annual payroll$209,889,000This ZIP$209,889,000
Tax returns filed8,730This ZIP8,730
Total adjusted gross income$505,109,000This ZIP$505,109,000

Land area

Land area12.57 sq miThis ZIP12.57 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Counties 36867 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Russell County 66.3%
Lee County 33.7%

Other place names in 36867

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ZIP codes near 36867

ZIPCityDistance
36868 Phenix City, AL 2.3 mi
31993 Columbus, GA 2.9 mi
31999 Columbus, GA 3.3 mi
31901 Columbus, GA 3.4 mi
31995 Fort Benning, GA 3.5 mi
31904 Columbus, GA 4.0 mi
31902 Columbus, GA 4.3 mi
31906 Columbus, GA 4.8 mi
36870 Phenix City, AL 5.7 mi
36869 Phenix City, AL 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36867?

36867 is in Phenix City, Alabama, in Russell County, part of the Columbus, GA-AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.4981, -85.0236.

What county is 36867 in?

36867 spans 2 counties: Russell County and Lee 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 36867?

Phenix City uses area codes 334 and 483, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 36867 in?

36867 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 36867?

About 22,821 people live in ZIP code 36867, in 9,211 households, at 1,815.5 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 36867?

$48,026 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36867?

The closest are 36868 (2.3 mi), 31993 (2.9 mi), 31999 (3.3 mi), 31901 (3.4 mi) and 31995 (3.5 mi).

Is 36867 a PO Box ZIP code?

36867 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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