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36556 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36556 covers Malcolm, Alabama, with a population of about 0.

Population
0
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 36556 is

Malcolm, 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

Population0
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes100%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house52.3%
Mobile home47.7%
Health

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

Obesity43.7% 10.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes21.1% 9.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.2% 4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure55% 20.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health29% 8.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity35.1% 9.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis41.1% 16 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking9.9% 6.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication85% 10.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.9% 8.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.3% 4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.1% 4.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.9% 13.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22.5% 5.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol47% 10.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.7% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.7% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability24.6% 10.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.5% 4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.9% 6.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed22
Annual payroll$2,146,000
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 83.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss79.8 out of 100
Community resilience48.2 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.

Strong wind94.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane94.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado90.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding76.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave76.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave75.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought72.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide71.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail66.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather56.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake46.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm38.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate15.6%12.4%
Median home value$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$963$1,348
Homeownership69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.2%
Works from home7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US3.8%13.9%
Median age39.338.7
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 stationJACKSON, AL US37.9 km away
Rain in a year60 in

Average high and low by month

January59.9°F / 36°F5.72 in rain
February64.1°F / 39.3°F5.46 in rain
March71.4°F / 45.4°F5.52 in rain
April77.5°F / 51.3°F4.74 in rain
May84.5°F / 59.7°F3.95 in rain
June89.5°F / 67.7°F6.26 in rain
July91.2°F / 70.5°F5.4 in rain
August91.2°F / 70°F5.17 in rain
September87.2°F / 65.3°F4.37 in rain
October78.7°F / 53.4°F3.75 in rain
November68.7°F / 42.6°F4.35 in rain
December61.9°F / 38.2°F5.52 in rain
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%.

Washington 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Household characteristics25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Walkability3.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

36513 Calvert, AL4 km away
36553 Mc Intosh, AL6.5 km away
36560 Mount Vernon, AL10.8 km away
36581 Sunflower, AL19.8 km away
36512 Bucks, AL20.2 km away
36579 Stockton, AL24.1 km away
36550 Little River, AL24.3 km away
36585 Wagarville, AL25.1 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.

Washington County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area7.08 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.1913, -88.0075

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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