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36870

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lee +1 more
Metro area
Auburn-Opelika, AL
Population
17,951
Coordinates
32.4828, -85.1199
☼ Live from 36870 — Phenix City, AL

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Where 36870 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36870
  • 🔢 Type 36870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,870 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 1229. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001000000000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36869 (Phenix City, AL, 5 mi away) and 36871 (Pittsview, AL, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36870 becomes 07863 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oxford, NJ, 804 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03768, 03867, 06378, 06387, 06783, 07836, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83607 in Caldwell, ID, 1,871 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯905 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36870 and you would come out at 32.48°S, 94.88°E — 1,225 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 01m.
  • 📏 At 23.7 square miles of land, 36870 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,951This ZIP17,951
Households7,108This ZIP7,108
Housing units7,591This ZIP7,591
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$72,500This ZIP$72,500Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$195,100This ZIP$195,100Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,008This ZIP$1,008Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density756.5 / sq miThis ZIP756.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments160This ZIP160
Employees1,527This ZIP1,527
Annual payroll$52,273,000This ZIP$52,273,000
Tax returns filed7,770This ZIP7,770
Total adjusted gross income$428,390,000This ZIP$428,390,000

Land area

Land area23.73 sq miThis ZIP23.73 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 36870 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lee County 64.1%
Russell County 35.9%

Other place names in 36870

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ZIP codes near 36870

ZIPCityDistance
36869 Phenix City, AL 5.4 mi
36867 Phenix City, AL 5.7 mi
36868 Phenix City, AL 5.9 mi
36877 Smiths Station, AL 6.3 mi
36874 Salem, AL 7.3 mi
31999 Columbus, GA 7.8 mi
31904 Columbus, GA 8.1 mi
31901 Columbus, GA 8.2 mi
31993 Columbus, GA 8.3 mi
31995 Fort Benning, GA 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36870?

36870 is in Phenix City, Alabama, in Lee County, part of the Auburn-Opelika, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.4828, -85.1199.

What county is 36870 in?

36870 spans 2 counties: Lee County and Russell County. Most of it falls in Lee 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 36870?

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

What time zone is 36870 in?

36870 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 36870?

About 17,951 people live in ZIP code 36870, in 7,108 households, at 756.5 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 36870?

$72,500 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36870?

The closest are 36869 (5.4 mi), 36867 (5.7 mi), 36868 (5.9 mi), 36877 (6.3 mi) and 36874 (7.3 mi).

Is 36870 a PO Box ZIP code?

36870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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