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36850 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36850 covers Camp Hill, Alabama, with a population of about 2,550 and a median household income of $41,705.

Population
2,55016 per square mile
Median age
48.39.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$41,70533% below the Alabama median
Poverty rate
21.4%9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$110,587down 9.5% in five years
Median rent
$67130% below the Alabama median
Degree or higher
6.3%28.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.3%16.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
24

Where 36850 is

Camp Hill, 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

Population2,550
Median age48.3
Family households61.6%
Born outside the US2%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.3%
White (non-Hispanic)24.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)72.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino2.2%
Veterans5.9%
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$41,705
Income per person$23,411
Poverty rate21.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.2%
$10–15k4.5%
$15–20k8.1%
$20–25k12.5%
$25–30k7.5%
$30–35k6.5%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k6.4%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k6.8%
$60–75k9.8%
$75–100k5.2%
$100–125k13.5%
$125–150k3.3%
$150–200k0.6%
$200k or more0.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,040
Mean adjusted gross income$46,382
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.9%
Returns, under $25k39.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k5.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.7%
Returns, $200k or more1.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$671
Owner-occupied81.3%
Vacant homes23.5%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house57%
2 to 4 units7.1%
Mobile home35.9%
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$110,587as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 4.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 9.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 31.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200620162026$136,503$74,364

$74,364 in 2006 to $110,587 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.3%
High school diploma or higher78.1%
Works from home1.3%
Drives to work alone81.7%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.5%
Health

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

Obesity46.1% 12.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes22% 10 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.2% 6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure55.1% 21 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health31.4% 11.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21% 0.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.1% 10.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis37.4% 12.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking10.7% 5.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.7% 8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.6% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.2% 3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.2% 7.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66% 1.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist46.9% 14.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability42.8% 12.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30.4% 5.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity30.2% 13.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps25.2% 10.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.7% 8.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.2% 7.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport14.2% 5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.4% 3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability24.2% 10.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.1% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15.4% 6.6 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours47.8% 11.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost24.4% 11.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability9% 3.4 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments24
People employed226
Annual payroll$7,391,000
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 37.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss26.8 out of 100
Community resilience35 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.

Wildfire85.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave78.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane66.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado63.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind55.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake48.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave43.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought40.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather22.4Relatively 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$41,705$62,027$78,538
Income per person$23,411$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate21.4%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$671$963$1,348
Homeownership81.3%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.3%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%4.8%5.2%
Works from home1.3%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2%3.8%13.9%
Median age48.339.338.7
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 stationCAMP HILL 2NW, AL US4.6 km away

Average high and low by month

January56.7°F / 28.5°F
February61.2°F / 31.9°F
March68.4°F / 37.7°F
April75.7°F / 45.2°F
May83.1°F / 54.9°F
June89.1°F / 62.3°F
July90.7°F / 66.7°F
August90.5°F / 62.9°F
September86.5°F / 59.5°F
October77°F / 46.7°F
November66.7°F / 37.2°F
December58.3°F / 32.4°F
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 supermarket97% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Tallapoosa County School District72.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Chambers County School District17.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Lee County School District10.1% 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 vulnerability76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Household characteristics79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport61more vulnerable than 61% 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.

36853 Dadeville, AL12.3 km away
36879 Waverly, AL12.6 km away
36023 East Tallassee, AL14.7 km away
36865 Loachapoka, AL20.5 km away
36861 Jacksons Gap, AL21.7 km away
36832 Auburn, AL24.4 km away
36831 Auburn, AL24.7 km away
36862 Lafayette, AL24.8 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.

Tallapoosa County72.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Chambers County17.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Lee County10.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area154.7 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq mi
Population density16 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.7827, -85.6474

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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