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36273 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36273 covers Ranburne, Alabama, with a population of about 3,430.

Population
3,43069 per square mile
Median age
344.7 points below the US average
Poverty rate
16.4%4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$255,476up 31.2% in five years
Median rent
$917about the Alabama median
Degree or higher
28.9%6.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.6%21.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
37

Where 36273 is

Ranburne, 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

Population3,430
Median age34
Family households74%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.2%
White (non-Hispanic)95.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.4%
Veterans5.3%
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

Income per person$29,082
Poverty rate16.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.2%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k5.8%
$20–25k8.5%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k7.0%
$40–45k2.1%
$45–50k5.5%
$50–60k4.5%
$60–75k4.1%
$75–100k18.4%
$100–125k15.1%
$125–150k1.3%
$150–200k10.8%
$200k or more1.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,110
Mean adjusted gross income$69,569
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.6%
Returns, under $25k26.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.1%
Returns, $200k or more3.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$182,000
Median gross rent$917
Owner-occupied86.6%
Vacant homes16.3%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house66.3%
Mobile home31.5%
Boat, RV or van2.2%
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$255,476as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 98.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$255,476$84,150

$84,150 in 2002 to $255,476 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%
High school diploma or higher88.4%
Works from home1.6%
Drives to work alone92.1%
Takes public transport1.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.9%
Health

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

Obesity35.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.5% 7.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.3% 7.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.7% 4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.8% 1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23% 1.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.9% 3.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.1% 6.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.9% 1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.2% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.4% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments37
People employed288
Annual payroll$12,438,000
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 68.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss65.7 out of 100
Community resilience5.4 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.

Tornado94.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire90.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought90Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave80.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane79.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind77.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail74Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave53.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm46.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather35.2Relatively 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$62,027$78,538
Income per person$29,082$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate16.4%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$182,000$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$917$963$1,348
Homeownership86.6%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.7%4.8%5.2%
Works from home1.6%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%3.8%13.9%
Median age3439.338.7
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 stationHEFLIN, AL US23.2 km away
Rain in a year57 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January53.3°F / 29.7°F5.58 in rain, 0.4 in snow
February57.6°F / 32.6°F5.85 in rain, 0.1 in snow
March65.6°F / 38.8°F5.6 in rain, 0.5 in snow
April73.4°F / 45.9°F4.83 in rain
May79.9°F / 54.9°F4.67 in rain
June85.3°F / 63.1°F4.58 in rain
July88.5°F / 66.9°F5.39 in rain
August87.9°F / 66.1°F4.36 in rain
September83.5°F / 59.9°F3.33 in rain
October74.5°F / 47.9°F3.36 in rain
November64°F / 37.3°F4.51 in rain
December55.7°F / 32.7°F5.35 in rain, 0.2 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Cleburne 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 vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

36263 Graham, AL11.7 km away
30108 Bowdon, GA11.9 km away
30182 Waco, GA20 km away
36261 Edwardsville, AL20.2 km away
36264 Heflin, AL20.2 km away
30150 Mount Zion, GA20.4 km away
36280 Woodland, AL20.9 km away
36269 Muscadine, AL21.3 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.

Cleburne County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area49.61 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density69 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.5616, -85.3786

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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