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36922

ZIP 36922 is Ward, Alabama, mostly in Choctaw County; area codes 205 and 659; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Choctaw +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
296
Coordinates
32.2975, -88.1493
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Where 36922 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 36922
  • 🔢 Type 36922 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZGgE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 36,922 = 2 × 18461. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1001000000111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 36921 (Toxey, AL, 25 mi away) and 36925 (York, AL, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 36922 becomes 22963 — and that is a real ZIP code: Palmyra, VA, 676 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22639, 22936, 22963, 23269, 23692, 23962, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96322 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,286 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯780 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 36922 and you would come out at 32.30°S, 91.85°E — 1,402 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 02m.
  • 📏 At 78.0 square miles of land, 36922 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population296This ZIP296
Households164This ZIP164
Housing units322This ZIP322
Median age66.5This ZIP66.5Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median home value$104,500This ZIP$104,500Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density3.8 / sq miThis ZIP3.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$7,635,000This ZIP$7,635,000

Land area

Land area78.00 sq miThis ZIP78.00 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Counties 36922 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Choctaw County 51.5%
Sumter County 48.5%

ZIP codes near 36922

ZIPCityDistance
36910 Jachin, AL 4.6 mi
36916 Pennington, AL 7.0 mi
36901 Bellamy, AL 8.6 mi
36925 York, AL 9.5 mi
36912 Lisman, AL 9.9 mi
36763 Myrtlewood, AL 10.0 mi
36904 Butler, AL 15.1 mi
36907 Cuba, AL 15.2 mi
36764 Nanafalia, AL 15.8 mi
36745 Jefferson, AL 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 36922?

36922 is in Ward, Alabama, in Choctaw County. Its published point location is 32.2975, -88.1493.

What county is 36922 in?

36922 spans 2 counties: Choctaw County and Sumter County. Most of it falls in Choctaw 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 36922?

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

What time zone is 36922 in?

36922 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 36922?

About 296 people live in ZIP code 36922, in 164 households, at 3.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 36922?

The closest are 36910 (4.6 mi), 36916 (7 mi), 36901 (8.6 mi), 36925 (9.5 mi) and 36912 (9.9 mi).

Is 36922 a PO Box ZIP code?

36922 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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