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36916

ZIP 36916 is Pennington, Alabama, in Choctaw County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Choctaw
Metro area
none
Population
652
Coordinates
32.2415, -88.0492
☼ Live from 36916 — Pennington, AL

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Where 36916 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36916
  • 🔢 Type 36916 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIGgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,916 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 839. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001000000110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36915 (Needham, AL, 27 mi away) and 36919 (Silas, AL, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36916 becomes 61963, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13669, 13696, 16369, 16639, 16693, 16936, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93661 in Santa Rita Park, CA, 1,873 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯787 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36916 and you would come out at 32.24°S, 91.95°E — 1,397 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 44.5 square miles of land, 36916 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population652This ZIP652
Households284This ZIP284
Housing units370This ZIP370
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$29,483This ZIP$29,483Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$92,500This ZIP$92,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$385This ZIP$385Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density14.6 / sq miThis ZIP14.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees1,131This ZIP1,131
Annual payroll$103,466,000This ZIP$103,466,000
Tax returns filed230This ZIP230
Total adjusted gross income$10,309,000This ZIP$10,309,000

Land area

Land area44.54 sq miThis ZIP44.54 sq mi
Water area1.48 sq miThis ZIP1.48 sq mi

Other place names in 36916

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 36916

ZIPCityDistance
36763 Myrtlewood, AL 4.7 mi
36910 Jachin, AL 6.5 mi
36922 Ward, AL 7.0 mi
36764 Nanafalia, AL 9.5 mi
36782 Sweet Water, AL 12.4 mi
36901 Bellamy, AL 13.7 mi
36745 Jefferson, AL 14.8 mi
36912 Lisman, AL 15.0 mi
36732 Demopolis, AL 15.2 mi
36925 York, AL 15.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36916?

36916 is in Pennington, Alabama, in Choctaw County. Its published point location is 32.2415, -88.0492.

What county is 36916 in?

36916 lies in Choctaw County.

What area code is 36916?

Pennington uses area codes 205 and 659, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 36916 in?

36916 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36916?

About 652 people live in ZIP code 36916, in 284 households, at 14.6 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 36916?

$29,483 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 36916?

The closest are 36763 (4.7 mi), 36910 (6.5 mi), 36922 (7 mi), 36764 (9.5 mi) and 36782 (12.4 mi).

Is 36916 a PO Box ZIP code?

36916 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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