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36874

ZIP 36874 is Salem, Alabama, mostly in Lee County; area codes 334 and 483; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lee +1 more
Metro area
Auburn-Opelika, AL
Population
9,096
Coordinates
32.5643, -85.1985
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Where 36874 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36874
  • 🔢 Type 36874 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,874 = 2 × 103 × 179. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001000000001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36872 (Valley, AL, 9 mi away) and 36875 (Seale, AL, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36874 becomes 47863 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Goshen, IN, 501 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34786, 36748, 36784, 37684, 37846, 37864, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83647 in Mountain Home, ID, 1,800 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯898 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36874 and you would come out at 32.56°S, 94.80°E — 1,229 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 111.9 square miles of land, 36874 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 85 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,096This ZIP9,096
Households3,643This ZIP3,643
Housing units4,197This ZIP4,197
Median age49.0This ZIP49.0Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$66,986This ZIP$66,986Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$194,900This ZIP$194,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,074This ZIP$1,074Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%This ZIP23.0%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density81.3 / sq miThis ZIP81.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments81This ZIP81
Employees606This ZIP606
Annual payroll$29,591,000This ZIP$29,591,000
Tax returns filed3,980This ZIP3,980
Total adjusted gross income$303,907,000This ZIP$303,907,000

Land area

Land area111.93 sq miThis ZIP111.93 sq mi
Water area1.59 sq miThis ZIP1.59 sq mi

Counties 36874 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lee County 94.7%
Russell County 5.3%

ZIP codes near 36874

ZIPCityDistance
36877 Smiths Station, AL 5.7 mi
36870 Phenix City, AL 7.3 mi
36802 Opelika, AL 8.8 mi
36872 Valley, AL 8.8 mi
36804 Opelika, AL 8.9 mi
31904 Columbus, GA 11.0 mi
36867 Phenix City, AL 11.2 mi
36803 Opelika, AL 11.9 mi
31808 Fortson, GA 11.9 mi
36868 Phenix City, AL 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36874?

36874 is in Salem, Alabama, in Lee County, part of the Auburn-Opelika, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5643, -85.1985.

What county is 36874 in?

36874 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 36874?

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

What time zone is 36874 in?

36874 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36874?

About 9,096 people live in ZIP code 36874, in 3,643 households, at 81.3 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 36874?

$66,986 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36874?

The closest are 36877 (5.7 mi), 36870 (7.3 mi), 36802 (8.8 mi), 36872 (8.8 mi) and 36804 (8.9 mi).

Is 36874 a PO Box ZIP code?

36874 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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