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Where 36915 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 36915 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIGgE — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 36,915 = 3 × 5 × 23 × 107. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1001000000110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36913 (Melvin, AL, 5 mi away) and 36916 (Pennington, AL, 27 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 36915 becomes 51963, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13659, 13695, 15639, 15693, 15936, 15963, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96531 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,115 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther south than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
- 🎯788 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36915 and you would come out at 31.96°S, 91.64°E — 1,407 miles from West Island, Cocos Islands, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 03m.
- 📏 At 38.1 square miles of land, 36915 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 779This ZIP779 |
|---|---|
| Households | 342This ZIP342 |
| Housing units | 426This ZIP426 |
| Median age | 42.5This ZIP42.5Alabama39.3US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $37,105This ZIP$37,105Alabama$63,999US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.4%This ZIP12.4% |
| Mean commute | 34.3 minThis ZIP34.3 min |
| Population density | 20.5 / sq miThis ZIP20.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 190This ZIP190 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $11,192,000This ZIP$11,192,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 38.06 sq miThis ZIP38.06 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 36915
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 36915
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
36913 | Melvin, AL | 5.1 mi |
36908 | Gilbertown, AL | 9.4 mi |
36921 | Toxey, AL | 10.5 mi |
36904 | Butler, AL | 11.4 mi |
36919 | Silas, AL | 13.9 mi |
39355 | Quitman, MS | 16.7 mi |
36727 | Campbell, AL | 19.4 mi |
36912 | Lisman, AL | 19.8 mi |
36910 | Jachin, AL | 22.2 mi |
36524 | Coffeeville, AL | 23.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 36915?
36915 is in Needham, Alabama, in Choctaw County. Its published point location is 31.9590, -88.3602.
What county is 36915 in?
36915 lies in Choctaw County.
What area code is 36915?
Needham uses area codes 205 and 659, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 36915 in?
36915 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 36915?
About 779 people live in ZIP code 36915, in 342 households, at 20.5 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 36915?
$37,105 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.
What ZIP codes are near 36915?
The closest are 36913 (5.1 mi), 36908 (9.4 mi), 36921 (10.5 mi), 36904 (11.4 mi) and 36919 (13.9 mi).
Is 36915 a PO Box ZIP code?
36915 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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