Postal Codes

36578 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36578 covers Stapleton, Alabama, with a population of about 1,067.

Population
1,06762 per square mile
Median age
56.117.4 points above the US average
Poverty rate
19.4%7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$306,142up 27.8% in five years
Degree or higher
10.9%24.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
47

Where 36578 is

Stapleton, 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

Population1,067
Median age56.1
Family households58.9%
Born outside the US2.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.4%
White (non-Hispanic)83.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino10.5%
Veterans9.6%
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$35,495
Poverty rate19.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k2.5%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k11.0%
$30–35k6.4%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k24.5%
$45–50k0.5%
$50–60k8.3%
$60–75k5.5%
$75–100k10.1%
$100–125k5.3%
$125–150k8.3%
$150–200k13.5%
$200k or more4.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed910
Mean adjusted gross income$71,121
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.4%
Returns, under $25k27.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.8%
Returns, $200k or more4.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$209,700
Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes20.9%
Median year built1993

What the homes are

Detached house77.7%
Mobile home4.7%
Boat, RV or van17.6%
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$306,142as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 110.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$306,142$62,415

$62,415 in 2000 to $306,142 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%
High school diploma or higher76.6%
Works from home4%
Drives to work alone93%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.8%
Health

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

Obesity37.4% 4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15% 3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.2% 5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure45.4% 11.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25% 3.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.8% 9.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.3% 4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.8% 9.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity18.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.3% 1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.6% 7.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.2% 5.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.1% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments47
People employed177
Annual payroll$8,491,000
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 98.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss96.9 out of 100
Community resilience88.9 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.

Hurricane99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought90.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado88.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave84.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave74.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail65.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather58.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm22Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding21.7Relatively 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$35,495$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate19.4%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$209,700$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$963$1,348
Homeownership100%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate0%4.8%5.2%
Works from home4%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2.8%3.8%13.9%
Median age56.139.338.7
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 stationBAY MINETTE, AL US15.2 km away
Rain in a year72 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January61°F / 40.9°F6.14 in rain
February64.7°F / 44.3°F5.06 in rain
March71.4°F / 50.3°F4.94 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April77.3°F / 56.7°F5.4 in rain
May84.1°F / 64.7°F5.88 in rain
June88.5°F / 71.4°F7.66 in rain
July90°F / 73.5°F8.18 in rain
August89.9°F / 73.1°F7.11 in rain
September86.9°F / 69.3°F7.27 in rain
October79.1°F / 58.7°F3.93 in rain
November69.6°F / 48.8°F4.55 in rain
December62.7°F / 43.2°F5.7 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 supermarket24% 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%.

Baldwin 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 vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

36527 Spanish Fort, AL11.8 km away
36507 Bay Minette, AL13 km away
36551 Loxley, AL14.6 km away
36577 Spanish Fort, AL15.4 km away
36526 Daphne, AL17.7 km away
36559 Montrose, AL23.7 km away
36567 Robertsdale, AL24.7 km away
36576 Silverhill, AL25.3 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.

Baldwin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area17.09 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density62 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.7476, -87.7787

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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