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36879

ZIP 36879 is Waverly, Alabama, mostly in Chambers County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Chambers +2 more
Metro area
LaGrange, GA-AL
Population
2,826
Coordinates
32.7313, -85.5446
☼ Live from 36879 — Waverly, AL

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Where 36879 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36879
  • 🔢 Type 36879 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLBgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,879 = 3 × 19 × 647. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001000000001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36877 (Smiths Station, AL, 28 mi away) and 36901 (Bellamy, AL, 153 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36879 becomes 97863, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (37869, 38679, 38769, 38967, 39867, 63879, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96378 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,806 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯875 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36879 and you would come out at 32.73°S, 94.46°E — 1,249 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 00m.
  • 📏 At 87.1 square miles of land, 36879 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,826This ZIP2,826
Households999This ZIP999
Housing units1,026This ZIP1,026
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$93,029This ZIP$93,029Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$325,900This ZIP$325,900Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$764This ZIP$764Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%This ZIP41.1%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density32.4 / sq miThis ZIP32.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees190This ZIP190
Annual payroll$8,993,000This ZIP$8,993,000
Tax returns filed1,330This ZIP1,330
Total adjusted gross income$158,072,000This ZIP$158,072,000

Land area

Land area87.15 sq miThis ZIP87.15 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Counties 36879 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Chambers County 48.3%
Lee County 46.2%
Tallapoosa County 5.5%

Other place names in 36879

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ZIP codes near 36879

ZIPCityDistance
36850 Camp Hill, AL 7.5 mi
36831 Auburn, AL 9.2 mi
36865 Loachapoka, AL 9.3 mi
36801 Opelika, AL 9.5 mi
36849 Auburn University, AL 9.7 mi
36832 Auburn, AL 10.5 mi
36803 Opelika, AL 11.3 mi
36862 Lafayette, AL 13.0 mi
36830 Auburn, AL 13.9 mi
36853 Dadeville, AL 13.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36879?

36879 is in Waverly, Alabama, in Chambers County, part of the LaGrange, GA-AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 32.7313, -85.5446.

What county is 36879 in?

36879 spans 3 counties: Chambers County, Lee County and Tallapoosa County. Most of it falls in Chambers 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 time zone is 36879 in?

36879 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36879?

About 2,826 people live in ZIP code 36879, in 999 households, at 32.4 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 36879?

$93,029 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36879?

The closest are 36850 (7.5 mi), 36831 (9.2 mi), 36865 (9.3 mi), 36801 (9.5 mi) and 36849 (9.7 mi).

Is 36879 a PO Box ZIP code?

36879 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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