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36093 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36093 covers Wetumpka, Alabama, with a population of about 11,699 and a median household income of $122,115.

Population
11,699149 per square mile
Median age
42.23.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$122,1152.0× the Alabama median
Poverty rate
6%6.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$342,885up 28.8% in five years
Median rent
$9106% below the Alabama median
Degree or higher
41.2%6.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
93.6%28.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
123

Where 36093 is

Wetumpka, Alabama — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population11,699
Median age42.2
Family households83%
Born outside the US2.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.7%
White (non-Hispanic)82.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino4.7%
Veterans14.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$122,115
Income per person$51,198
Poverty rate6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k2.5%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k1.1%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k0.7%
$35–40k0.9%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k5.1%
$60–75k8.1%
$75–100k13.5%
$100–125k10.3%
$125–150k14.2%
$150–200k18.8%
$200k or more15.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed5,670
Mean adjusted gross income$90,477
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.7%
Returns, under $25k21.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.0%
Returns, $200k or more6.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$289,800
Median gross rent$910
Owner-occupied93.6%
Vacant homes8.1%
Median year built2002

What the homes are

Detached house87.2%
Attached house1.6%
20 or more units1%
Mobile home10.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$342,885as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 59.2%
Typical asking rent$1,900as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$342,885$201,948

$233,721 in 2009 to $342,885 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.2%
High school diploma or higher94.1%
Works from home9.3%
Drives to work alone80.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35% 1.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.6% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40% 5.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.9% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.7% 5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.6% 8.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.3% 7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30% 0.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.5% 6.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.3% 8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.9% 5.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments123
People employed630
Annual payroll$22,433,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 71.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss68.3 out of 100
Community resilience49.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide94.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning91.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire80.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane75.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake61.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail57.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave46.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm34.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather27.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Alabama and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPAlabamaUnited States
Median household income$122,115$62,027$78,538
Income per person$51,198$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate6%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$289,800$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$910$963$1,348
Homeownership93.6%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.2%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.7%4.8%5.2%
Works from home9.3%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2.7%3.8%13.9%
Median age42.239.338.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMILSTEAD, AL US23.8 km away
Rain in a year54 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January56.8°F / 33.8°F5.07 in rain, 0.2 in snow
February60.8°F / 36.4°F4.73 in rain
March68.2°F / 42.2°F5.25 in rain
April75.4°F / 49.1°F4.55 in rain
May82.7°F / 58.5°F4.65 in rain
June88°F / 66.3°F4.22 in rain
July90.4°F / 69.9°F5.03 in rain
August89.9°F / 69°F4.38 in rain
September85.8°F / 63.5°F3.56 in rain
October77°F / 51.8°F3.12 in rain
November66.9°F / 40.7°F4.34 in rain
December59.2°F / 35.7°F5.08 in rain, 0.1 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Elmore County School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Household characteristics25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

36092 Wetumpka, AL11.4 km away
36024 Eclectic, AL12 km away
36045 Kent, AL15.5 km away
36078 Tallassee, AL18.9 km away
36080 Titus, AL19.3 km away
36025 Elmore, AL20.4 km away
36115 Montgomery, AL22.1 km away
36117 Montgomery, AL22.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Elmore County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area78.57 sq mi
Water area1.88 sq mi
Population density149 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.5622, -86.0994

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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