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36877

ZIP 36877 is Smiths Station, Alabama, mostly in Lee County; area codes 334 and 483; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Lee +1 more
Metro area
Auburn-Opelika, AL
Population
14,134
Coordinates
32.5732, -85.1014
☼ Live from 36877 — Smiths Station, AL

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Where 36877 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36877
  • 🔢 Type 36877 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 36877 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001000000001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36875 (Seale, AL, 18 mi away) and 36879 (Waverly, AL, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36877 becomes 77863 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lyons, TX, 691 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37687, 37867, 37876, 38677, 38767, 38776, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83677 in Yellow Pine, ID, 1,823 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯902 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36877 and you would come out at 32.57°S, 94.90°E — 1,224 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 39.1 square miles of land, 36877 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,134This ZIP14,134
Households4,805This ZIP4,805
Housing units5,286This ZIP5,286
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$78,103This ZIP$78,103Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$224,200This ZIP$224,200Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,182This ZIP$1,182Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density361.7 / sq miThis ZIP361.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments139This ZIP139
Employees880This ZIP880
Annual payroll$41,831,000This ZIP$41,831,000
Tax returns filed5,380This ZIP5,380
Total adjusted gross income$365,619,000This ZIP$365,619,000

Land area

Land area39.07 sq miThis ZIP39.07 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Counties 36877 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lee County 99.9%
Russell County 0.1%

Other place names in 36877

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ZIP codes near 36877

ZIPCityDistance
31904 Columbus, GA 5.5 mi
36874 Salem, AL 5.7 mi
36870 Phenix City, AL 6.3 mi
31808 Fortson, GA 6.7 mi
36867 Phenix City, AL 6.9 mi
36868 Phenix City, AL 8.9 mi
31902 Columbus, GA 9.1 mi
31993 Columbus, GA 9.6 mi
31995 Fort Benning, GA 9.6 mi
31999 Columbus, GA 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36877?

36877 is in Smiths Station, Alabama, in Lee County, part of the Auburn-Opelika, AL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.5732, -85.1014.

What county is 36877 in?

36877 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 36877?

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

What time zone is 36877 in?

36877 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 36877?

About 14,134 people live in ZIP code 36877, in 4,805 households, at 361.7 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 36877?

$78,103 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36877?

The closest are 31904 (5.5 mi), 36874 (5.7 mi), 36870 (6.3 mi), 31808 (6.7 mi) and 36867 (6.9 mi).

Is 36877 a PO Box ZIP code?

36877 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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